Americas News
Venezuela’s economy falls into recession
Venezuela’s economy has entered recession, after contracting for the third consecutive quarter of the year. The Central Bank announced that the economy had shrunk by...
Venezuela denies ice cream shortage amid Coromoto row
Venezuela’s tourism ministry has denied reports that a shortage of milk is behind the closure of a famous ice cream shop in the city...
Father Gregorio Lopez: Kidnapped Mexican priest found dead in Ciudad Altamirano
Father Gregorio Lopez, who was kidnapped in Mexico's south-western state of Guerrero on December 22, has been found shot dead, officials say. The priest’s body...
Raul Castro: Cuba will stay on communist path, despite thaw with US
Cuba’s President Raul Castro has stressed that Havana will not change its political system after recent US move to normalize bilateral relations. Raul Castro also...
US-Cuba breakthrough hailed by world leaders
The US historic move to end more than 50 years of hostility towards Cuba and restore diplomatic relations has been welcomed by world leaders. Pope...
Alan Gross released from Cuban prison after 5 years
American Alan Gross has been released from a Cuban prison after a deal agreed by the US and Cuba, US officials have announced. Alan Gross,...
Rio Olympics 2016: Superbug found in sea water samples taken from Flamengo beach
Brazilian researchers have discovered a drug-resistant bacterium in the sea waters where sailing and windsurfing events will be held during the 2016 Olympics in...
Haiti: PM Laurent Lamothe steps down amid violent protests
Haiti's PM Laurent Lamothe has resigned amid violent anti-government protests over delayed elections. "I am leaving the post of prime minister this evening with a...
Mexico missing students: At least one body identified from charred remains
Mexican forensic experts have identified from charred remains at least one of 43 students who went missing in Guerrero state. A family member of one...
Venezuela: Maria Corina Machado to be investigated over alleged plot to assassinate Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's leading opposition figure Maria Corina Machado is to be investigated over an alleged plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. Maria Corina Machado, a former...
Chespirito dead: Comic icon Roberto Gomez Bolanos dies in Cancun at 85
Mexican comic icon Roberto Gomez Bolanos, known as Chespirito (Little Shakespeare), has died at the age of 85. The actor’s work delighted children over four...
Mexico City: Mass protests over 43 missing students
Families of 43 missing Mexican students have led mass protests in Mexico City demanding action from the government to find them. The families from Guerrero...
Mexico missing students: Protesters attack governing party offices in Guerrero
Mexico's governing PRI party's offices in south-western Guerrero state have been set on fire by protesters to vent their anger at the official handling...
Mexico missing students: Gang members admit killing more than 40 students
Mexico’s Attorney General Jesus Murillo has said that suspected gang members have confessed to killing 43 students missing for six weeks. Jesus Murillo said three...
Mexico missing students: Iguala Mayor Jose Luis Abarca and wife arrested
The fugitive mayor of the Mexican town of Iguala, where 43 students went missing in September, has been arrested, officials announce. Jose Luis Abarca was...
Argentina bans Procter & Gamble over tax fraud
Argentina has banned Procter & Gamble (P&G) from doing business in the country, accusing the company of tax fraud. A statement on the presidential website,...
Bolivia to build new presidential palace for Evo Morales
Bolivia will start to build a new presidential palace for President Evo Morales. Evo Morales, who signed the contract, said it was inspired by the...
Mexican students disappearance: Second mass grave found in Cocula
Authorities searching for 43 Mexican students who disappeared after clashing with police in Iguala last month are investigating a suspected mass grave. Mexico's attorney general...
Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff re-elected president for second term
Brazil’s incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second term after securing more than 51% of votes in the closest election race...
Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff faces Aecio Neves in presidential run-off
Brazilians are voting in the second round of the presidential election in what correspondents say is the tightest vote the country has seen in...
Uruguay elections 2014: Voters cast ballots for new president and parliament
Uruguayans are voting to elect a new president to succeed outgoing leader Jose Mujica who is barred by the constitution from running for a...
Peru: Pillpinto mayoral election decided by coin toss
The mayoral race in a small town high in the Peruvian Andes was decided by a coin toss after two candidates tied at the...
Bolivia elections 2014: President Evo Morales wins third term in office
Evo Morales is claiming a third term in office win in Bolivia’s presidential elections. "This win is a triumph for anti-imperialists and anti-colonialists," Evo Morales...
Mexico: Iguala bodies not all of missing students
Mexican authorities say that some bodies found in shallow graves near the town of Iguala are not those of students missing after clashes with...
Venezuela to pay $1.6 billion to Exxon Mobil in compensation for expropriated assets
An international arbitration tribunal has decided that Venezuela must pay Exxon Mobil $1.6 billion in compensation for expropriated assets. Exxon had claimed up to $16.6...
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