Americas News
Brazil: Fresh anti-World Cup protests in Brasilia
Brazilian riot police fired tear gas at anti-World Cup and indigenous demonstrators in the capital, Brasilia. Stones were hurled at security forces as hundreds of...
Colombia bus fire kills at least 30 children near Fundacion
A Colombian bus has caught fire near the city of Fundacion, killing at least 30 people, most of them believed to be children under...
Brazil World Cup 2014: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro protests against cost of football tournament
Thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who marched against the cost of hosting the football World Cup in Brazil have...
Mexico sets up new Michoacan police force to disarm local vigilantes
Mexico has begun to swear in members of self-defense groups for its newly created rural police force, as part of a drive to disarm...
Santa Cruz Mayor Percy Fernandez caught on camera groping journalist Mercedes Guzman
Santa Cruz Mayor Percy Fernandez is in trouble for groping journalist Mercedes Guzman at a public event. In a video that's gone viral, the mayor...
6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico City
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Mexico City. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was centered...
Panama elections 2014: Outsider Juan Carlos Varela wins presidential poll
Panama’s opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela has won the presidential election with almost 40% of the votes. Juan Carlos Varela, who is currently the vice-president,...
Brazil: Colonel Paulo Malhaes found dead in Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian former army colonel Paulo Malhaes, who admitted torturing and killing political prisoners under military rule up to the 1980s, has been found dead. Paulo...
Rio violent protests as Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira found dead in Pavao-Pavaozinho favela
Police and protesters clashed in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro following the death of a young man allegedly beaten by police. Violent protests...
Mexico: 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Acapulco
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico City, shaking buildings for at least 30 seconds and causing widespread panic. The quake was registered at a depth...
Venezuela admits military excesses during deadly protests
Venezuela’s military has admitted it committed "some excesses" during weeks of political unrest that have left 41 people dead. The military's strategic command chief, General...
Chile: Six victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military government reburied in Santiago after 40 years
Six victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military government have been reburied in Chile more than 40 years after they were killed. The remains of the six...
Chile forest fire destroys more than 150 homes in Valparaiso
More than 150 homes have been destroyed by a huge forest fire in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso. Thousands of people are being evacuated...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro meets opposition leaders in crisis talks
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has met opposition leaders in crisis talks aimed at quelling weeks of protests. Nicolas Maduro opened the talks by shaking hands...
Tungurahua volcano spews huge plume
The Tungurahua volcano, south of Ecuador's capital Quito, has erupted, creating a spectacular plume of ash, 6 miles high. The volcano created the huge cloud...
Chile earthquake: 7.6-magnitude aftershock strikes Iquique
A second 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed 2,600 houses and led...
Chile prison escape following 8.2-magnitude earthquake
Chile has deployed military forces to the northern city of Iquique after more than 300 inmates escaped from a women's jail following last night’s...
Chile earthquake 2014: Disaster declared in Arica, Parinacota and Tarapaca regions
Three of the Chilean northern regions have been declared disaster areas after being hit by last night's 8.2-magnitude earthquake. At least five people are known...
Chile 8.2-magnitude earthquake triggers tsunami alert
Northern Chile has been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said...
Mario Vargas Llosa to join Venezuela’s anti-Maduro protests
Mario Vargas Llosa has announced he will travel to Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups. The Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author accused President Nicolas Maduro of...
Cuba backs new foreign investment law
Cuba's National Assembly has passed a new foreign investment law on Saturday that aims to make the Communist-run island more attractive to foreign businesses. The...
Patria Amada: Book explaining Brazil’s tax rules on display at National Congress
Giant book Patria Amada (Beloved Motherland) explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, in...
Venezuela arrests three air force generals for plotting against Nicolas Maduro’s government
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government. Nicolas Maduro said that...
Venezuela revokes Maria Corina Machado’s Congress mandate
Venezuela has stripped leading opposition congresswoman Maria Corina Machado of her mandate after she spoke before the Organization of American States (OAS) last week. Maria...
Air Canada suspends flights to and from Venezuela
Air Canada has decided to suspend flights to and from Venezuela, citing concerns over security. Air Canada said it would consider resuming operations once the...
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