South America

Ecuadorean Vice President reports deaths, damage following earthquake; at least 28 killed

(REUTERS) -- At least 28 people died in Ecuador when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the country's northwest Pacific coast…

Updated: Powerful 7.8 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, with the tremor strongly felt…

Powerful 7.4 earthquake rocks Ecuador: USGS

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) - A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook Ecuador Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, as a tsumani warning…

Colombia confirms two microcephaly cases linked to Zika virus

CALI, Colombia (Reuters) - Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there…

Drought-hit Venezuela awaits rain at pivotal Guri dam that provides most of the country’s electricity

GURI, Venezuela (Reuters) - Drought has turned parts of the area behind Venezuela's Guri dam, one of the world's biggest, into…

Thousands of dead sardines swamp southern Chile

QUEULE, Chile (Reuters) - Thousands of dead sardines were found floating on Monday (April 11) along the shores of Queule…

Brazil impeachment committee backs ousting President Dilma Rousseff

  Brasilia, Brazil (AFP)----A congressional committee on Monday recommended impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, setting the stage for a…

Brazil justice orders impeachment process for VP, heightens crisis

(Reuters) -- A Supreme Court judge ordered Brazil's Congress on Tuesday to start impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer,…

Brazil’s Lula leads rally against impeachment of President Rousseff

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, SAO PAULO STATE, Brazil (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva led a…

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