Americas News
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill Hold Historic Talks in Havana
Pope Francis has met Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill at Havana airport to hold historic talks. Both leaders have called for restored Christian unity between the...
Zika Outbreak: Brazil Expects to Develop Vaccine in One Year
Brazil expects to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus in about a year, health officials say. However, two more years would be needed for...
Topo Chico Jail Riot Leaves 52 Inmates Dead in Mexico
Fifty two inmates have been killed in a battle between rival groups at Topo Chico jail near Monterrey, northern Mexico. Other 12 people were injured...
Stranded Cuban Refugees Flown from Costa Rica to Mexico-US Border
A group of 113 Cuban refugees have been flown by the Costa Rican authorities to a Mexican border town, from where they are expected...
Venezuela Stores Halve Work Hours to Comply with Energy Rationing Rules
Venezuela’s stores will halve their work hours to four a day in order to comply with the government’s energy rationing rules. According to ministers, a...
Haiti: President Michel Martelly Ends Term with No Replacement
Haitian President Michel Martelly has left office at the end of his term amid tension over how he is to be replaced. No successor has...
Zika Outbreak: Pregnancy Cases Double in Colombia
The Zika pregnancy cases have doubled in Colombia in just one week, officials said. According to Colombia's National Health Institute, almost 2,000 pregnant women now...
Zika Outbreak: Up to 4 Million People Could Be Infected in Americas in 2016
Between three and four million people could be infected with Zika virus in the Americas in 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicts. Most will...
Zika Outbreak: Brazil to Use Army Against Virus
Brazil will deploy 220,000 troops in its fight against mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus. The troops will go from home to home handing out leaflets...
Zika Outbreak: Virus Likely to Spread Across Americas
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas. The Zika virus, which causes...
Douglas Tompkins’ Widow Kristine McDivitt Offers Land to Chile
The widow of American billionaire Douglas Tompkins has begun talks with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet over the donation of a vast nature reserve in...
Zika Outbreak: Rio Authorities Announce Olympics Plans
Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have announced plans to prevent the spread of the Zika virus during the Olympic Games later this year. Zika outbreak...
Zika Outbreak: Specialists Warn Women to Avoid Pregnancy
Officials in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador and Jamaica have warned women to avoid pregnancy amid concerns over an illness causing severe birth defects. The four...
El Chapo Guzman Case: Sinaloa Lawmaker Lucero Sanchez Questioned over Jail Visit
Mexican regional politician Lucero Guadalupe Sanchez Lopez is being questioned by police about her alleged links to recently recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo"...
Zika Outbreak: Thousands of Brazilian Babies Born with Birth Defects
According to new figures, more Brazilian babies were born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with the Zika virus. There have been 3,893 cases...
Venezuela Declares 60-Day Economic Emergency
Venezuela has declared a 60-day economic emergency as the country deals with its worsening crisis. President Nicolas Maduro will govern by decree for two months. The...
Jimmy Morales Inauguration: Former Comedian Sworn in as Guatemala’s New President
Former comedian Jimmy Morales has been inaugurated as Guatemala's new president. Jimmy Morales was elected in October after huge anti-corruption demonstrations that led to the...
Storm Alex: Rare Atlantic Hurricane in January
Atlantic storm Alex has become a hurricane, the first in January in the region since 1938. The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said the sub-tropical...
Sean Penn Met El Chapo Guzman in Secret Location after Jail Break
Sean Penn interviewed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman at a secret location soon after his jail break. The interview, conducted in October in...
El Chapo Guzman Extradition Process to Begin in Mexico
Mexico will begin the process of extraditing recaptured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States, the Mexican attorney general’s office has...
Argentina Manhunt: Only One of Three Fugitives Captured
A huge manhunt is under way in Argentina as only one of three fugitives convicted of a triple murder has been captured; police say...
El Chapo Guzman Sent Back to Altiplano Prison
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been sent back to the maximum-security prison he escaped from six months ago after his recapture on January 8. The...
El Chapo Guzman Arrested in Mexico Six Months after Jail Break
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman has been recaptured by Mexican authorities, six months after he escaped from a maximum-security jail. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto tweeted:...
Gisela Mota: Mexican Mayor Shot Dead on Her Second Day in Office
Temixco Mayor Gisela Mota has been shot dead on her second day in office in the Mexican city. Gisela Mota was killed at her home...
Chicha Mariani Reunited with Wrong Granddaughter
Argentine activist Maria Isabel Mariani, known as Chicha ,who spent nearly half of her life looking for her missing granddaughter will need to resume...
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