Americas News
Dilma Rousseff Suspended by Brazil’s Senate
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff has condemned the move to impeach her as a "coup" and a "farce", denying she has committed any crimes. Dilma...
Panama Papers Posted Online
The Panama Papers relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts have been posted online. The huge database belonging to Mossack Fonseca law firm became accessible...
El Chapo Guzman Transferred to US Border Jail
Mexican convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been moved to a prison close to the border with the US. He was taken to...
John Doe: Panama Papers Source Speaks for First Time
John Doe, the anonymous source behind the leak of the Panama Papers, has spoken for the first time, offering to help law authorities make...
Brazil: Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha Suspended by Supreme Court
Brazil’s Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha has been suspended by the Supreme Court, following a request by the country's attorney general, officials say. Eduardo Cunha...
Rio 2016: Brazil Welcomes Olympic Flame
Brazil has welcomed the Olympic flame for the start of a torch relay that will culminate with the opening of the Olympic Games in...
Brazil Opposition Leader Aecio Neves to Be Investigated for Corruption
Brazil’s Supreme Court has been asked by Attorney General Rodrigo Janot to authorize the start of corruption investigations against prominent opposition leader Aecio Neves. Senator...
Venezuela Reverses Half-Hour Time Change to Save Energy
Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chávez’s idiosyncratic 14-year rule starting with...
Venezuela Imposes Two-Day Working Week for Public Sector
Venezuela has announced it is imposing a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious...
Brazil Repatriates $125 Million of Dirty Money
Brazil has recovered $125 million siphoned off to foreign bank accounts by corrupt officials, politicians and businessmen. The record figure recovered in 2015 is eight...
Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 646 as 130 Still Missing
Ecuador has declared 8 days of national mourning a week after the devastating earthquake that killed at least 646 people. In a speech announcing the...
Venezuela Introduces Power Cuts to Save Energy
Venezuela will cut power for four hours a day from next week to deal with a worsening energy crisis. The power cuts will last for...
Mexico: Pemex Oil Plant Explosion Kills at Least Three in Veracruz
At least three people were killed and other 136 injured after a large explosion hit an oil plant in the south-east Mexican state of...
Ecuador Earthquake Death Toll Soars to 350
The death toll in Ecuador's most powerful earthquake in decades has risen to about 350, the government has said. Teams from Switzerland, Spain and several...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Chamber of Deputies Votes to Start Proceedings
Brazil's lower house, Chamber of Deputies, has voted to start impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff is accused of manipulating government accounts. The "yes"...
Ecuador Earthquake Kills at Least 77
At least 77 people have been killed and more than 500 injured after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. The tremor...
Guatemala: Otto Perez Molina and Roxana Baldetti Accused of Taking Bribes
Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina and his vice-president, Roxana Baldetti, took at least $25 million in bribes from Spanish port company TCB, an...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Brazil’s Supreme Court Rejects Government Injunction
The Brazilian Supreme Court has upheld the result of an impeachment vote against President Dilma Rousseff. Dilma Rousseff, who says her opponents are plotting a...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Progressive Party Leaves Coalition Ahead of Vote
Brazil’s Progressive Party (PP) has announced it is quitting the governing coalition ahead of President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment vote. The president is now dealing with...
Panama Papers: Police Raid Mossack Fonseca HQ in Panama City
Panamanian police have raided the headquarters of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of a massive data leak known as “Panama Papers”. Prosecutors...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Congressional Committee Votes to Go Ahead with Proceedings
A Brazilian congressional committee voted to go ahead with President Dilma Rousseff impeachment proceedings. The 65-member committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend impeachment over...
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca’s El Salvador Branch Raided by Police
Mossack Fonseca offices in El Salvador have been raided by police, the attorney general's office says. The Panama law firm is at the center of...
Panama Papers: Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri Pledges to Assert His Innocence
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has pledged to assert his innocence when he appears before a federal prosecutor to explain his financial dealings. An investigation began...
Mossack Fonseca Leaks: Panama Creates Panel of Experts to Improve Transparency
Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela has announced his country is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry. The announcement...
Dilma Rousseff Impeachment: Two More Senior Brazilian Officials Resign
Two more senior Brazilian officials have stepped down in the latest blow to President Dilma Rousseff’s government. They are Sports Minister George Hilton and Col....
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