South America

Raul Castro warns of “a setback” in US-Cuba relations

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro on Friday said that Donald Trump's hardline stance towards the country marks…

Allies rally around Lula after corruption conviction

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged from the Sao Paulo residence of…

Colombian football fan killed by suspected backers of rival team

  BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - A fan of the Colombian football team Millonarios was killed by three fans wearing T-shirts…

Former Brazil leader Lula sentenced to jail for graft

BRASILIA, Brazil (AF) - Former Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was convicted and sentenced on Wednesday to nine…

Honduran journalist murdered in Mexico, 7th in 2017

COATZACOALCOS, Mexico (AFP) - A Honduran journalist who sought asylum in Mexico after a colleague he collaborated with was murdered…

Brazilians take to streets against President Temer

(Reuters) -- Brazilians burnt effigies of President Michel Temer in a Sao Paulo street on Monday (July 10) to denounce moves…

Venezuela enters crucial week in battle over constitution rewrite

by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Pro- and anti-government groups are battling fiercely for public…

At least eight dead after tourist bus crashes in Peru

(Reuters) -- At least eight people were killed and more than 36 injured in Peru on Sunday (July 9) after a…

Peru’s Fujimori hospitalized with heart issue: doctor

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's jailed ex-leader Alberto Fujimori was taken to a hospital Friday after showing signs of hypertension…

Replacement sworn in as Venezuela’s dissident prosecutor expects to be fired

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's recently sworn-in Vice Prosecutor Katherine Haringhton attempted to enter the country's Public Ministry on Thursday…

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