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Fistfights in Venezuela’s parliament over disputed presidential election
Several opposition MP’s are reportedly being injured during a brawl that have broken out in Venezuela's parliament over the recent disputed presidential election. Several legislators were left bloodied and...
Venezuela election final result shows narrower victory for Nicolas Maduro
Venezuela's electoral council has amended the final result of the April 14 presidential election for Hugo Chavez’s successor after finishing counting votes cast abroad. The...
IDMC: Colombia tops internally displaced people list in 2012
The annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced...
Maracana stadium reopens in Rio de Janeiro after three years of renovations
Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Maracana stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014. Workers...
Henrique Capriles gives ultimatum over Venezuela’s presidential polls audit
Henrique Capriles, the opposition candidate for Venezuela’s presidency, has threatened to take action over disputed votes he claims were "stolen" by Nicolas Maduro's government. Henrique...
Mexican teachers in violent protest against education reforms in Guerrero state
Mexican teachers incensed by sweeping education reforms have attacked the buildings of political parties in the south-western state of Guerrero. For several hours, masked protesters...
Horacio Cartes elected as new president of Paraguay
Horacio Cartes has been elected as the new president of Paraguay. Wealthy businessman and political newcomer Horacio Cartes beat the Liberal Party's Efrain Alegre by...
Carandiru prison massacre police officers sentenced to 156 years in jail
A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in notorious 1992 Carandiru prison massacre in...
Nicolas Maduro sworn in as Venezuela’s new president in Caracas ceremony
Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as Venezuela’s new president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer last month. Thousands gathered on the...
Nicolas Maduro proclaimed as Venezuela’s president
Nicolas Maduro has been formally proclaimed by Venezuela's election authority as the winner of Sunday's closely-fought presidential election. The National Electoral Council backed the slender...
Henrique Capriles demands votes recount after rejecting Nicolas Maduro’s election
Henrique Capriles Radonski, the defeated Venezuelan presidential candidate, has demanded a recount of votes, rejecting the election of Hugo Chavez's successor as "illegitimate". Henrique Capriles,...
Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela presidential election after beating Henrique Capriles
Socialist Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential being officially elected as the successor of the late leader Hugo Chavez. Nicolas Maduro...
Venezuela votes on Hugo Chavez successor
Venezuela is voting in new presidential election, called after the death of Hugo Chavez last month. Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro, chosen by Hugo Chavez...
Venezuela Election: Henrique Capriles makes official complaint against Nicolas Maduro
Members of the Venezuelan opposition have made an official complaint against the government following allegations that it broke the law by continuing its electoral...
Jose Mujica apologizes for referring to Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an “old hag”
Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has apologized for apparently referring to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an "old hag". In a radio interview Jose...
Pablo Neruda remains to be exhumed in murder probe
Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s remains are to be exhumed, forensic experts have announced. Chilean authorities want to establish whether Pablo Neruda died of cancer or...
Jose Mujica caught on microphone calling Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner an “old hag”
Argentina has made an official protest after Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica was caught on microphone apparently referring to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as...
Argentina deadly flash floods hit Buenos Aires and La Plata
At least 41 people have died in the province of Buenos Aires after heavy rains caused flash floods in Argentina. One of the heaviest storms...
Pope Francis calls Buenos Aires newspaper kiosk to cancel order
Pope Francis has stunned the owners of a Buenos Aires newspaper kiosk, by phoning directly to cancel his order. Luis Del Regno and his son...
Brazil abortion legalization backed by Federal Council of Medicine
The Brazilian body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalization of abortion on request as the Senate debates reform...
Hugo Chavez body laid to rest at Caracas military museum
Hugo Chavez’s body has been laid to rest at a military museum in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Thousands of people lined the streets to catch a...
Brazilian doctor Thaune Nunes Ferreira uses silicon fingers to sign in for absent colleagues
Brazilian doctor Thaune Nunes Ferreira, faces charges of fraud after being caught on camera using silicon fingers to sign in for work for absent...
Hugo Chavez’s women
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was known as a Don Juan. He loved women and apparently, women loved him back. Wherever Hugo Chavez went for his...
Henrique Capriles to stand in Venezuela’s presidential election
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed that he will stand in presidential elections on April 14. In a televised address, Henrique Capriles accused the...
Falkland Islands referendum on whether to remain a British Overseas Territory
The Falkland Islands voters are going to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a referendum on whether to remain a British Overseas Territory. Argentina...
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