Americas News
Venezuela: Leopoldo Lopez Jailed for 13 Years and Nine Months
Venezuela’s opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in jail for inciting violence. Leopoldo Lopez, 44, was found guilty...
S&P Cuts Brazil’s Sovereign Debt Rating to Junk
Standard & Poor's has cut Brazil’s sovereign debt rating to "junk" status. As a result, Brazil has lost its investment-grade rating. S&P said mounting political turmoil...
Guatemala Elections 2015: Jimmy Morales Leads Presidential Vote After Early Results
Guatemalan actor Jimmy Morales is leading in the country's presidential poll, early results have showed. Jimmy Morales, who has campaigned against corruption, has about 25%...
Guatemala Elections 2015: Voters Heading to Polls amid Political Crisis
Voters in Guatemala are heading to the polls in presidential elections amid a deep political crisis. Former President Otto Perez Molina resigned this week and...
Argentine Man Locked Wife and Adult Son in Cell for Two Years
An Argentine man has been detained after police found he kept his wife and adult son locked up in a dungeon for several years...
Guatemala: Jailed Otto Perez Molina Appears in Court
Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has appeared in court after spending his first night in prison. Otto Perez Molina, 64, rejected allegations that he...
Guatemala President Otto Perez Molina Steps Down amid Corruption Allegations
Guatemala’s President Otto Pérez Molina has resigned hours after a judge issued an arrest warrant against the leader in connection to a growing corruption...
Guatemala Corruption Scandal: Congress Removes Otto Perez Molina’s Immunity
Guatemala's congress has voted to remove President Otto Perez Molina’s immunity following corruption allegations. The vote paves the way for possible prosecution in a corruption...
Tropical Storm Erika Hits Dominica Killing at Least 20
Tropical Storm Erika hit the island of Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, killing at least 20 people. The storm caused floods and mudslides that have...
Brazil Enters Recession After Two Consecutive Quarters of Economic Contraction
Brazil’s economy has entered recession after official figures showed it contracted by 1.9% between in Q2 2015 compared with the previous three months. Analysts had...
Guatemala Protesters Demand President Otto Perez Molina’s Resignation
Thousands of Guatemalans have demonstrated in Ciudad de Guatemala, demanding the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina over a corruption scandal. Businesses, including fast-food chains,...
Venezuela and Colombia Recall Ambassadors amid Border Crisis
Venezuela and Colombia have recalled their envoys following days of growing tension between the neighboring South American nations. More than 1,000 Colombians have been deported...
Roxana Baldetti: Former Guatemala VP Appears in Court over Corruption Charges
Guatemala’s ex-VP Roxana Baldetti has appeared in court accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes in a scandal that has rocked the government. According...
El Salvador: At Least 14 Killed in Prison Gang Violence
At least 14 people have been killed in a prison in El Salvador, authorities have said. All of them were members of El Salvador’s notorious...
Argentina Returns 4,000 Stolen Artifacts to Peru and Ecuador
Argentina has announced it will return more than 4,000 archaeological artifacts to Peru and Ecuador. The artifacts had been stolen and should be returned to...
Venezuela Declares Martial Law at Colombian Border
Venezuela has declared a state of emergency in a border region near Colombia following an attack by smugglers in which three soldiers and a...
Brazil: Mass Protests Calling for President Dilma Rousseff’s Impeachment
Mass protests have been held across Brazil with demonstrators calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Support for Dilma Rousseff has fallen to single-digit...
Cotopaxi Volcano: Ecuador Declares State of Emergency over Increasing Activity
Ecuador has declared a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito. President Rafael Correa’s declaration gives authorities more...
Cuba: US Embassy Reopened After 54 Years
The US flag has been raised over the reopened embassy in Cuba after more than 54 years since it was closed. The reopening of the...
Fidel Castro Criticizes US on Eve of Embassy Reopening
Fidel Castro has published an open letter to Cubans in which he makes no mention of the historic reopening of the US embassy in...
Haiti Elections 2015: Tight Security for Long Awaited Parliamentary Elections
Haiti is voting in general elections that have been repeatedly delayed since 2011. Thousands of police have been deployed as voters are choosing two-thirds of...
Cuban Thaw: US and Cuba Diplomatic Missions Become Full Embassies
Cuba and the US have opened full embassies in Havana and Washington. Just after midnight local time, the diplomatic missions of each country became full...
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Seven Prison Officers Charged
Seven prison officers with involvement in the escape of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have been charged on July 18, Mexico’s...
Venezuela: Maria Corina Machado Barred From Public Office for 12 Months
Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she has been barred from public office for 12 months. Maria Corina Machado, who is a former congresswoman,...
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Mexico Offers $3.8 Million Reward for Recapture
Mexican authorities are offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8 million) for the capture of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the country's most-wanted drug...
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