South America

Argentina’s Macri on course for mid-term poll boost

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Argentina's President Mauricio Macri's center-right coalition was on course to win crucial mid-term elections Sunday and emerge…

Family confirms body found in Argentina river was missing activist

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - A body recovered from a river bed in southern Argentina was that of a missing activist who…

Mexico quake hit rich and poor alike, but tragedies differ

by Yemeli Ortega and  Yussel Gonzalez Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - The earthquake that hit Mexico on September 19 did…

Government wins landslide in Venezuela state elections

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro's government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday,…

Magnitude-6.3 earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor…

Nate downgrades to tropical depression after hitting Mississippi’s Biloxi

Mississippi, USA (CCTV) -- Hurricane Nate is now a tropical depression, after it hit the American Gulf Coast on Oct…

Teacher who died saving kids in Brazil fire given award

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's President Michel Temer on Sunday honored a nursery school teacher who died while…

Tropical storm bears down on Mexico, US after leaving 26 dead in C. America

  by Rafael Martinez Agence France Presse CANCÚN, Mexico (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Nate gained strength Friday as it barreled toward…

Guard burns four toddlers to death in Brazil horror

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A Brazilian nursery school guard burned four toddlers and their teacher to death after…

Mexico says last body found in rubble after quake

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Emergency workers pulled the last victim's body Wednesday from the rubble of Mexico's September 19…

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