Americas News
Ricardo Martinelli: Panama Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Ex-President for Spying
Panama's Supreme Court on December 21 has ordered the provisional detention of former President Ricardo Martinelli, who governed the country from 2009 to 2014. Ricardo...
Brazil Dam Burst: BHP Billiton and Vale’s Assets Blocked over Disaster
Mining giants BHP Billiton and Vale’s assets in Brazil have been blocked by a federal judge over the deadly collapse of a dam. The joint-venture...
Brazil’s Pro-Austerity Finance Minister Joaquim Levy Quits
Brazil’s Finance Minister Joaquim Levy has resigned as Latin America's largest economy struggles to recover from recession. Joaquim Levy has decided to leave after disagreements...
Argentina Announces Relaxation of Forex Controls
Argentina’s government has announced a relaxation of currency controls. According to experts, the move is likely to weaken the local currency, peso. President Mauricio Macri hopes...
Cuba and US Agree to Restore Direct Mail Service
The US and Cuba have agreed to restore a direct mail service, suspended 52 years ago at the height of the Cold War. A pilot...
Argentina Elections 2015: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Delivers Emotional Farewell Speech
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has made an emotional farewell speech to supporters in the capital, Buenos Aires. The outgoing president urged people to...
Venezuela Elections 2015: Electoral Authority Confirms Opposition’s Super-Majority
Venezuela’s electoral authority has confirmed that the opposition has won a key two-thirds majority, enabling it to challenge President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition said it...
Douglas Tompkins Dies in Kayaking Accident in Chile
The North Face and Esprit founder Douglas Tompkins has died in a kayaking accident in southern Chile at the age of 72. The clothing billionaire...
Venezuela Elections 2015: Opposition Wins Majority in National Assembly
Venezuela’s opposition coalition has won a majority of seats in the National Assembly, overturning nearly two decades of dominance by the Socialists of President...
San Jose Galleon Wreck: Colombia Finds Holy Grail of Shipwrecks
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the discovery of San Jose galleon’s wreck off the Colombian coast. The San Jose galleon was a Spanish...
Venezuela Elections 2015: First Serious Challenge to Governing Socialists
Venezuelans are voting in congressional elections that are seen as the first serious challenge to the governing socialists in 17 years. According to opinion polls,...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Brazil’s Lower House Opens Proceedings
Brazil's lower house of Congress has opened impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. The process is based on allegations Dilma Rousseff broke the law in...
Brazil Economy Shrinks in Q3 2015
Brazil's recession has deepened as the country's economy shrank by 1.7% in Q3 of 2015 compared with the previous quarter. The country's GDP dropped 4.5%...
Zika Fever: Brazil Links Mosquito-Borne Virus to High Incidence of Birth Defects
Brazil’s health ministry has confirmed a link between a mosquito-borne virus from Africa, Zika Fever, and a high incidence of birth defects. The fever is...
Brazil Dam Burst: Government to Sue Samarco for $5.2 Billion
Brazil will sue mining company Samarco $5.2 billion for the environmental damage caused after a waste water dam at an iron-ore mine collapsed. At least...
Andre Esteves: Brazil Billionaire Arrested in Petrobras Case
Andre Esteves, one of Brazil's richest businessman, has been arrested as part of the corruption investigation into the state oil giant Petrobras. Andre Esteves, the...
Argentina Elections 2015: Mauricio Macri Wins Presidential Runoff
Argentina’s opposition candidate Mauricio Macri has won the presidential election runoff in, exit polls suggest. Polls by taken by TV stations shortly after voting closed...
Venezuela: Diosdado Cabello Accuses US of Kidnapping First Lady Cilia Flores’ Nephews
Venezuela's National Assembly speaker Diosdado Cabello has accused the United States of kidnapping two nephews of First Lady Cilia Flores, wife of President Nicolas...
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Jailbreak Financier Manuel Trillo Sent to Prison
Mexican businessman Manuel Trillo, who is accused of financing the jailbreak of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman drug lord, has been sent to prison pending...
Jimmy Morales Wins Guatemala’s Presidential Election
Jimmy Morales has been elected as Guatemala’s president after winning the runoff vote in the country's presidential election. The former comedian has no experience in...
Argentina Elections 2015: Daniel Scioli Leads Vote but May Face Runoff
Daniel Scioli is leading exit polls in Argentina's election, but it is not clear if the vote will go into a runoff. The center-left candidate...
Argentina Elections 2015: Voters to Pick Replacement for President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Argentina is voting to choose the country’s next president in a general election that ends 12 years of rule under the Kirchners. President Cristina Fernandez...
Mexico: Hurricane Patricia Downgraded to Category Two Storm
Hurricane Patricia still poses a threat of floods and landslides as it brings heavy rain to parts of Mexico, President Enrique Pena Nieto has...
Venezuela’s Central Bank Sues DolarToday over Cyberterrorism
Venezuela's Central Bank has filed a lawsuit at a court in Delaware against American website DolarToday. The bank accuses DolarToday of cyberterrorism and says its...
Hurricane Patricia to Hit Mexico’s Pacific Coast as Category 5 Storm
Mexican residents in parts of the country's Pacific coast have been moved ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Patricia. Authorities also closed ports in the...
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