Olympic torch riot deepens Rio Games woes
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) by Sebastian Smith A riot during the Olympic torch relay cast a shadow over the…
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South America
Cubans embrace Japanese Otaku role-playing culture
Cuba may be one of the world's least connected countries but that's not stopping the Japanese subculture of anime and…
8 years ago
New ‘giant thief’ dinosaur discovered in Argentina
MIAMI ,United States (AFP) -- A previously unknown species of meat-eating dinosaur from 80 million years ago has been unearthed…
8 years ago
Dozens of tourists on luxury cruise robbed in Peru’s Amazon
A group of eight criminals robbed a luxury cruise ship at dawn on Thursday (July 14) while it was travelling…
8 years ago
Argentines bang pots and pans to protest energy price hike
Residents of Buenos Aires took to the streets of the Argentine capital on Thursday (July 14) banging pots and pans…
8 years ago
Mexican salsa shipment packed with cocaine
Tubs of spicy salsa being shipped through Mexico were found to have a surprise special ingredient; cocaine. Authorities in Mexico…
8 years ago
Citibank to close key Venezuela payment account: Maduro
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) by Alexander MARTINEZ Citibank plans to close the account Venezuela uses to make international payments, President Nicolas…
8 years ago
Obama says he is ready to ‘pass the baton’ to Clinton
by Michael Mathes CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) -- Barack Obama delivered a forceful plea Tuesday for Hillary Clinton to succeed…
8 years ago
New tarantula species named in honor of Garcia Marquez
BOGATA, Colombia (AFP) -- A new species of tarantula has been identified near the home town of Gabriel Garcia Marquez…
8 years ago
Drug experts weigh in on marijuana legalisation in Mexico
Drug experts gathered in Mexico City on Tuesday (July 05) for talks on the regulation of marijuana in the cartel-ravaged…
8 years ago
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