Americas News
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Six Key Suspects Arrested in Mexico
Six key people, who allegedly helped fugitive drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman escape from jail in July, have been arrested in Mexico. Among...
Missing 43: Mexico Reopens Investigation into Students Disappearance
Mexico is reopening the investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero. An international panel of experts had said the...
Eduardo Cunha: Brazil’s Speaker Accused of Corruption
The speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, is being accused of keeping millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts, Brazilian prosecutors...
El Chapo Guzman Suffers Face and Leg Injuries in Recapture Bid
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman suffered face and leg injuries as he narrowly evaded a police operation to recapture him, Mexican officials have confirmed. The operation...
Venezuela: Exiled Opposition Leader Manuel Rosales Arrested in Maracaibo
Venezuelan educator and opposition leader Manuel Rosales has been arrested on his return to the country after 6 years of self-imposed exile. Manuel Rosales, who...
El Chapo Guzman Escape 2015: New CCTV Footage Shows Further Details
Further details of the escape of Mexico's most infamous drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, aka Shorty, have been shown in a new video...
Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff Accuses Opposition of Coup-Mongering
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has accused her political opponents of seeking to oust her government by "coup-mongering". Speaking at a meeting of union leaders in...
Missing Mexican Students: Attorney General Releases File on 43 Student Teachers
Mexico’s Attorney General Arely Gomez Gonzalez has released the files on the 2014 disappearance of 43 student teachers who clashed with the police. Arely Gomez...
Dilma Rousseff Broke the Law in Managing Brazil’s Budget, Federal Accounts Court Rules
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff broke the law in managing the country's budget for 2014, an audit court has ruled. Dilma Rousseff’s government was accused of...
Penny Pritzker Arrives in Cuba for Two-Day Embargo Talks
US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has arrived in Cuba for two days of talks focusing on the trade embargo. Penny Pritzker will discuss recent measures...
Hurricane Joaquin: El Faro Cargo Ship Vanishes in Bahamas Waters with 33 People Aboard
A cargo ship with 33 crew that vanished in Bahamas’ waters during Hurricane Joaquin, the US Coast Guard says. The 735ft El Faro, with 28...
Guatemala Mudslide: Dozens of People Killed, Hundreds Still Missing
Hundreds of people are missing in Guatemala after a mudslide hit a village not far from the country’s capital. At least 26 bodies have so...
Hurricane Joaquin Hits Bahamas as Category Four Storm
Hurricane Joaquin has battered parts of the Bahamas with heavy rains and winds after it was reclassified up to the second strongest type of...
Hurricane Joaquin Nears Bahamas as Category 3 Storm
Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it nears the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. The eye of the storm...
Pope Francis Celebrates Final Mass of Cuba Trip Before Heading to US
Pope Francis celebrated the final Mass of his four-day visit to Cuba, calling on Cubans to live a "revolution of tenderness". The Mass was celebrated...
Venezuela-Colombia Border to Reopen After Ecuador Talks
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, have agreed to gradually reopen their common border after talks in Ecuador. Venezuela closed...
Pope Francis Celebrates Havana Mass and Meets Fidel Castro
Tens of thousands of people have attended a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in the Cuban capital Havana on his first visit to the...
Pope Francis Calls for Cuba Church Freedom
In his first speech after his arrival in Cuba, Pope Francis has called for the Church in the communist island to have "the freedom...
Pope Francis Arrives in Havana on His First Trip to Cuba and US
Pope Francis has arrived in Havana, on his first visit to Cuba. The pontiff will spend four days in Cuba before flying to the US. The...
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Mexico Arrests 13 Top Serving and Former Prison Officials
Thirteen top serving and former prison officials have been arrested in Mexico over the escape of the notorious drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman...
El Gil: Guerrero Gang Leader Gildardo Lopez Astudillo Arrested in Mexico
Guerrero gang leader Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, a key figure in the disappearance of 43 Mexican students last year in the town of Iguala, has...
Jose Cabanas Becomes First Cuban Ambassador to US in 54 Years
Cuba has announced the appointment of Jose Cabanas as the new ambassador to the US - the first since 1961 - as part of...
Chile Earthquake 2015: One Million People Evacuated as Tremor Triggers Tsunami Alert
More than one million people have been evacuated in Chile after an 8.3-magnitude earthquake hit the country's central region. At least five people died when...
Egypt: Mexican Tourists’ Families Travel to Cairo
The families of the Mexican tourists who were accidentally killed by the Egyptian security forces are travelling to Egypt. Twelve people were mistakenly killed by...
Cuba: Ladies in White Activists Arrested Ahead of Pope Francis Visit
More than 50 activists who took part in a march calling on the Cuban government to release political prisoners have been detained in Havana. The...
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