South America

6.8-magnitude quake hits Guatemala, second in eight days: USGS

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Guatemala's coast Thursday, injuring four people and damaging homes…

Five dead after strong quake hits Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Guatemala and southern Mexico Wednesday, killing five people, causing power…

One dead after strong quake hits Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit western Guatemala early on Wednesday, killing at least one…

6.6-magnitude earthquake rattles Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit western Guatemala near the Mexico border early on Wednesday, shaking several…

Brazil election court judges due to vote on Temer’s fate

by Carola Sole with Sebastian Smith in Rio de Janeiro Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Judges on Brazil's electoral court…

6.2-magnitude quake shakes Peru; 2 injured

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook northern Peru on Monday, injuring at least two people and damaging at least one home,…

Brazilian president lashes out ahead of court verdict

by Carola Sole Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Michel Temer and Brazil's chief prosecutor were in open warfare Monday on…

Brazil election court eyes end to Temer’s presidency

by Damian WROCLAVSKY Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's Michel Temer may already be fighting a devastating corruption scandal, but next…

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega dead at 83

Panama's former leader  Manuel Noriega, ousted from power by United States troops in 1989, and who spent years in prison for…

50,000 displaced in deadly Brazil floods: authorities

SAO, PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Floods and landslides in northeastern Brazil have killed six people and driven 50,000 people from…

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