Americas News
Argentina defaults on its debt for second time in 13 years
Ratings agency S & P declared Argentina in default after the government missed a deadline for paying interest on $13 billion of restructured bonds. Argentina...
Argentina close to new bond default
Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has returned to the negotiating table in a last-ditch attempt to prevent Argentina defaulting on its bonds. Axel Kicillof's talks with...
Mexico: 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Gulf coast
A 6.3- magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Mexico, with no immediate reports of damage or injury. A 6.3- magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Mexico,...
Venezuela: United Socialist Party holds first congress since Hugo Chavez’s death
Venezuela's key party - United Socialist Party (PSUV) - has begun its first congress since President Hugo Chavez died in March 2013. Party leaders have...
Bolivia lowers age of legal child workers to 10
Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10 as long as they also attend school and are self-employed. The...
Ladies in White: More than 90 women protesters detained in Cuba
Cuban opposition activist group "Ladies in White" says dozens of its members were detained during a protest march. The women, who were freed after several...
Vladimir Putin meets Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during Latin American tour
Vladimir Putin is visiting Argentina as part of his Latin American tour in an apparent bid to seek allies to counter US and Western...
Vladimir Putin begins Latin American tour in Cuba
President Vladimir Putin has begun his Latin American tour by visiting Cuba, in an apparent bid to seek allies to counter US and Western...
World Cup 2014: Dilma Rousseff urges Brazilians to bounce back after 7-1 defeat against Germany
President Dilma Rousseff has urged Brazilians to bounce back after the national soccer team devastating 7-1 World Cup defeat against Germany. "Like all Brazilians, I...
Brazil World Cup 2014: Bridge collapse kills at least two in Belo Horizonte
A bridge has collapsed on a bus in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, reportedly killing at least two people. The overpass...
Chikungunya virus: Sharp rise of confirmed cases in Caribbean countries
According to health officials, the number of suspected and confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in Caribbean countries has risen sharply over past weeks. Tens of...
Amado Boudou and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner romance rumors
In an unauthorized biography of Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, author Lindner Franco tells about lovers, bookmarks, money, business and power are the...
Argentina: VP Amado Boudou charged with bribery
An Argentine judge has charged VP Amado Boudou in a corruption case. Amado Boudou is suspected of using his influence when he was economy minister...
Costa Rica: Luis Guillermo Solis bans cult of personality
Costa Rica's newly elected President Luis Guillermo Solis has passed a decree banning his name being put on plaques at public works. Luis Guillermo Solis,...
Qhapaq Nan: Inca Empire’s road system wins World Heritage status
Inca Empire’s Qhapaq Nan road system has been granted World Heritage status by the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. The Qhapaq Nan roads go through six...
Brazil elections 2014: Dilma Rousseff endorsed to run for re-election in October
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has been officially endorsed by the governing Workers Party to run for re-election in October. Speaking to party delegates in Brasilia,...
Chikungunya virus: Six cases confirmed in Cuba
Six cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus have been confirmed in Cuba, health authorities say. Cuba is the latest Caribbean nation to confirm cases of...
American Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela from July 2014
American Airlines has announced it is cutting almost 80% of its flights to Venezuela from next month. From July 2, American Airlines will operate only...
Colombia elections 2014: Juan Manuel Santos wins new four-year term
Juan Manuel Santos has been re-elected as Colombia's president in the most dramatic presidential contest in years. Juan Manuel Santos won 51% of votes and...
Colombia elections 2014: Juan Manuel Santos and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga face runoff poll
Colombians are voting in a runoff election between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and his conservative rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga. The campaign has been dominated...
Brazil: Clashes at World Cup protests in Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo riot police have used tear gas to break up a protest against Brazil’s World Cup, hours before the opening match. At least one...
Dilma Rousseff: Brazil is ready for World Cup 2014
President Dilma Rousseff says Brazil is ready for the football World Cup which starts on Thursday. In a TV address, Dilma Rousseff said "the pessimists"...
Salvador Sanchez Ceren sworn in as El Salvador’s president
Former El Salvador’s left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren has been sworn in as the country’s president. Salvador Sanchez Ceren, 69, of the FMLN party,...
Edinho: Pele’s son sentenced to 33 years in jail for money laundering
Edson Cholbi Nascimento, usually known as Edinho and the son of the Brazilian football legend Pele, has been sentenced to 33 years in jail...
American Chamber of Commerce delegation begins first visit to Cuba in 15 years
An American Chamber of Commerce delegation has begun its first visit to Cuba in 15 years. Chamber president Thomas Donohue said he was in Cuba...
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