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El Salvador presidential elections 2014: Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory confirmed
Left-wing rebel Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory in a tight presidential run-off election has been confirmed by El Salvador's electoral court. The electoral court said Salvador...
Chile: 6.7 earthquake strikes offshore Tarapaca
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern coast of Chile on Sunday evening, prompting a brief evacuation of part of a coastal area but...
Nicolas Maduro urges US to discuss peace and sovereignty in a high level commission
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged the US to discuss "peace and sovereignty" in a high level commission mediated by the Union of South...
Venezuela accuses John Kerry of murder
US Secretary of State John Kerry has been accused by Venezuela's Foreign Minister Elias Jaua of inciting violence and "murder". Elias Jaua was reacting to...
John Kerry: Venezuela must end terror campaign against its own citizens
The government of Venezuela must end its "terror campaign against its own citizens", US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. John Kerry said the...
Salvador Sanchez Ceren becomes first ex-rebel to serve as El Salvador president
Salvador Sanchez Ceren - a former El Salvador left-wing rebel - has won a tight presidential run-off election, the country’s electoral tribunal has announced. However,...
Venezuela: Thousands of students and opposition supporters join anti-Maduro rally
Students and opposition supporters have joined an anti-Nicolas Maduro rally in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. The government deployed hundreds of government security forces to prevent a...
Panama ambassador and three diplomats declared persona non grata in Venezuela
Venezuela has given 48 hours to leave the country to Panama's ambassador and three other diplomats amid growing tensions over opposition protests. The move comes...
Venezuela breaks diplomatic relations with Panama
Venezuela has broken diplomatic relations and frozen economic ties with Panama, President Nicolas Maduro announced during Hugo Chavez's first commemoration. Nicolas Maduro’ decision comes after...
Venezuela divided on first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death
The first anniversary of Hugo Chavez’s death is being marked in Venezuela. Hugo Chavez died of cancer after 14 years as president. His successor, Nicolas Maduro,...
Nicaragua: Daniel Ortega appears in public after death speculation
Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega appeared in public after a 10-day absence which had led to rumors about his health. Daniel Ortega appeared on Monday greeting...
Venezuela: Riot police use tear gas to break up student protests in Caracas
Venezuela’s police and National Guard have used tear gas to break up a student demonstration in the capital, Caracas. Hundreds of protesters were demanding the...
Huber Matos dead: Cuban revolutionary fighter dies in Miami at 95
Former revolutionary fighter Huber Matos - the only exiled dissident among the original leaders of the 1959 Cuban revolution - has died in Miami...
Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela protests killed at least 50 people
The number of deaths which can be connected to two weeks of anti-government protests in Venezuela has risen above 50, President Nicolas Maduro has...
Repsol agrees $5 billion settlement with Argentina
Repsol has agreed a $5 billion settlement with Argentina over the seizure of its assets there. Argentina nationalized Repsol's stake in the country's biggest oil...
Venezuela: Violent clashes at Caracas march
Police and opposition demonstrators have clashed in Venezuela at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas. Several people...
Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman: World’s most wanted drug baron arrested in Mexico
Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman – Mexico’s top drug lord and one of the world’s most wanted drug baron - has been arrested in Mexico. El Chapo...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro invites Barack Obama to join him in talks
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has invited President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between his country and the...
CNN expelled from Venezuela
CNN says Venezuela has revoked the accreditation of its Caracas-based reporter, Osmary Hernandez. Two journalists who had been sent to Venezuela to cover the current...
Nicolas Maduro threatens to expel CNN from Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro has threatened to expel the CNN staff from Venezuela over its reporting of recent protests there. Nicolas Maduro said he would take...
Leopoldo Lopez: Venezuela opposition leader hands himself over National Guard
Venezuela’s protest leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to the National Guard, witnesses say. It comes as pro- and anti-government protesters take part in...
Venezuela expels US consular officials for meeting students involved in anti-government protests
Venezuela is expelling three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests. The country has seen growing political tension and rallies,...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro’s opponents and supporters take to Caracas streets
Opponents and supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro have taken to the streets of Caracas in rival marches. The demonstrations come at a time of...
Cuba suspends consular services in US
Cuba has suspended its consular services in the US after the American bank M&T decided to withdraw its facilities. The Cuban government says it will...
Jose Salvador Alvarenga: El Salvador castaway arrives home after more than a year
El Salvador castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga - who says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific - has finally arrived home. Jose...
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