Brazil says almost 1,300 hit by Zika-linked microcephaly
BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's outbreak of Zika which has been linked to the devastating microcephaly birth defect in…
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South America
Venezuela’s Maduro okays referendum if signatures validated
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's embattled President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he would allow a…
8 years ago
Protesters in wheelchairs make dramatic displays in new call for benefits increase
LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) -- The ongoing and defiant protest led by Bolivians in wheelchairs took on new dimensions Tuesday…
8 years ago
Olympic torch to land in middle of Brazil crisis
by Damian WROCLAVSKY BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's Dilma Rousseff greets the Olympic flame on Tuesday in what could…
8 years ago
Guatemala arrests dozens of gang members in raids
GUATEMALA CITY ,Guatemala (AFP) -- Security forces on Monday launched raids on one of the biggest gangs in Guatemala, arresting…
8 years ago
Brazil impeachment: Rousseff begins her long goodbye
by Sebastian Smith RIO DE JANEIRO , Brazil (AFP) -- Dilma Rousseff greets the Olympic flame in Brazil on Tuesday,…
8 years ago
In Chile, world’s driest desert slakes thirst with fog
by Mathilde BELLENGER ALTO PATACHE , Chile (AFP) -- Every morning at dawn, a thick mist known as "The Darkness"…
8 years ago
Rousseff rallies Brazil anti-impeachment crowd
by Natalia RAMOS SAO PAULO , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's embattled leftist President Dilma Rousseff vowed at a protest Sunday…
8 years ago
Crisis-hit Venezuela sets clocks ahead to save power
by Ernesto TOVAR CARACAS , Venezuela (AFP) -- With their country gripped by an economic crisis, Venezuelans lost half an…
8 years ago
Planeload of 33 rescued lions to fly from Peru to S. Africa
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS LIMA , Peru (AFP) -- A planeload of 33 lions rescued from abuse in Peruvian and…
8 years ago
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