Gunmen kill two, wound six at Mexico baseball game
PUEBLA, Mexico (AFP)--Two people were killed and at least six others seriously wounded in Mexico when armed men opened fire on…
8 years ago
South America
Latest tally gives Kuczynski slight lead in Peru presidential race
Former investment banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski had a wafer-thin lead on Tuesday (June 07) over rival Keiko Fujimori in the…
8 years ago
Mexico cracks down on capital’s car pollution
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)--Mexico's government announced Tuesday measures to reduce smog in the capital by preventing corruption at emission inspection centers that…
8 years ago
Haiti announces plan for new election
Haiti's electoral council on Monday (June 06) announced that it is scrapping the results of a disputed presidential vote and…
8 years ago
Ecuador signs a $1.2 billion port construction contract with Dubai’s DP World
Ecuadorean authorities signed on Monday (June 6), a 1.2 billion-dollar contract with Dubai's DP World, for the construction of Ecuador's…
8 years ago
Corruption and violence test Mexico ruling party in state elections
Voting in Mexico's regional elections got underway without major incidents, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Sunday (June 5).…
8 years ago
Rio inaugurates VLT tramway two months before Olympics
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes inaugurated a stretch of the city's new tramway on Sunday (June 5), exactly two months ahead…
8 years ago
Quick count shows Peru’s Kuczynski slightly ahead of Fujimori
Polling firm Ipsos said a quick count of 84.5 percent of sample ballots in Peru's presidential election showed Pedro Pablo…
8 years ago
Rio police hunt gang rape suspects
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio police arrested two men Monday and hunted four others in…
8 years ago
Fujimori says ready for presidency in final debate
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori touted her political leadership skills Sunday in…
8 years ago
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