Rival demos fill Venezuela streets in test of power
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday…
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South America
Brazil’s Senate removes President Dilma Rousseff from office
(REUTERS) Brazil's Senate removed leftist President Dilma Rousseff from office on Wednesday for breaking budgetary laws, in an impeachment…
8 years ago
Strong 6.9 quake strikes in mid-Atlantic: USGS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck north of Ascension Island in the mid-Atlantic early Monday, the…
8 years ago
Bolivian government confirms beating death of deputy interior minister by miners
PANDURO, Bolivia (Reuters) -- The Bolivian government confirmed on Thursday (August 25) that Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes was…
8 years ago
Colombia announces historic peace deal
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) - by Hector Velasco Colombia's government and FARC rebels announced Wednesday that they have reached a historic…
8 years ago
Venezuela to sack officials who backed Maduro recall
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from…
8 years ago
Fireworks light up the sky at Olympics closing ceremony
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) -- A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at…
8 years ago
Colombia urges UN to supervise ceasefire with rebels
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - Bogota pushed Friday for the United Nations to supervise Colombia's ceasefire with the FARC rebels, even before…
8 years ago
Haiti cholera victims welcome UN recognizing role in outbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - by Amelie BARON The United Nations' belated acknowledgement it played a role in a cholera epidemic…
8 years ago
Shallow 5.3 quake in southern Peru kills at least four
(REUTERS) A 5.3 magnitude shallow earthquake killed at least four people, including a U.S. tourist, and injured dozens when…
8 years ago
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