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
South America
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
Tropical Storm Bonnie downgraded, but still causing trouble in Georgia
GEORGIA, United States (Reuters) -- Stormy weather in the Southeast and Central United States subsided on Sunday (May 29) as…
8 years ago
Student protesters tussle with guards at Chile presidential palace
Around 20 students protesting the Chilean government's education policies were forcibly removed by guards from the presidential palace on Tuesday…
9 years ago
Analysts see Brazil government’s new economic measures as a step forward but not enough
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer said on Tuesday (May 24) he would seek a constitutional amendment to curb public spending…
9 years ago
Venezuela opposition courts international pressure on Maduro
CARACAS Venezuela (AFP) - by Maria Isabel Sanchez and Marc Burleigh Venezuela's opposition leader met with foreign mediators in Caracas…
9 years ago
Haitian president calls for patience amidst stalled election
Haiti's President Joclerme Privert on Wednesday (May 18) called on the impoverished Caribbean nation to be patient amidst election deadlock…
9 years ago
One dead as aftershocks shake quake-weary Ecuador
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) -- Two strong aftershocks killed one person and injured 85 Wednesday as…
9 years ago
Ecuador struck by 6.7 magnitude quake: USGS
QUITO , Ecuador (AFP) -- A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early Wednesday, one month…
9 years ago
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