South America

More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus -gov’t

  (Reuters) -- More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos…

Colombia confirms first three Zika deaths

(Reuters) -- Colombia’s Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the first three deaths from the Zika virus at a press…

Unsanitary conditions in slums provide breeding grounds for mosquitos spreading Zika virus

Unsanitary conditions in Brazil's slum areas are provided potential breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes that can transmit viruses including Zika…

Scuffles in Ecuador as pro-Kurdish protesters turn out against Erdogan

Violent scenes in Ecuador's capital of Quito on Thursday (February 04) as Kurdish supporters turned out to protest Turkey's President…

Turkey’s Erdogan and Peru’s Humala sign bilateral accords

TURKISH President Tayyip Erdogan and Peruvian President Ollanta Humala signed bilateral accords on Tuesday (February 2) to increase bilateral economic and…

Ecuadorian and Venezuelan FMs meet opposition as President Martelly’s term nears end with no successor

Representing CELAC (The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), the Ecuadorian and Venezuelan foreign ministers met with opposition parties…

Ecuador confirms first pregnant woman with Zika

ECUADORIAN authorities confirmed 22 cases of Zika, including the first reported case of a pregnant woman with the virus in the…

Forest fires in Colombia send smoke plume over Bogota

The Colombian capital city of Bogota was covered in haze on Tuesday (February 2) as strong winds blew smoke and…

Mexico steps up prevention as Zika infection count tops 30

  (Reuters) -- Mexico's infection rate of the Zika has topped 30 as the Latin American country steps up preventative…

INC members attend worship service despite snowstorm, conduct clean-up drive afterwards

(Eagle News) -- In the first month of year 2016, while snow storm Jonas bombarded the Mid-Atlantic States, all New…

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