At least 12 killed as strong quake jolts Ecuador and Peru
Guayaquil, Ecuador | AFP | At least 12 people were killed, one was wounded and buildings were damaged in a…
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South America
Northeast Brazil sees more fierce gang violence
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Marauding attacks by gang members in northeast Brazil continued for a third night despite a…
2 years ago
Sorrow in Peru as mudslides destroy homes
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse CHACLACAYO, Peru (AFP) --One mudslide after another finally destroyed the house of Elvis Palomino in…
2 years ago
Bolsonaro’s Saudi jewels scandal: what we know
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is in hot water over allegations he tried to…
2 years ago
Argentina forests burn amid heat wave, drought
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Fires in heat wave- and drought-stricken Argentina have devoured some 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) of…
2 years ago
Prosecutor probes Peru president over protester deaths
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru President Dina Boluarte was on Tuesday questioned by a prosecutor investigating the deaths of anti-government…
2 years ago
Five Peru soldiers drown trying to flee protesters
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Five Peruvian soldiers drowned after jumping into a freezing river while fleeing anti-government protesters in the…
2 years ago
Frantic search for dozens missing in Brazil floods
by Luján Scarpinelli Agence France-Presse SÃO SEBASTIÃO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rescuers in southeastern Brazil scrambled Tuesday to find survivors among…
2 years ago
Lula visits disaster zone after Brazil floods kill 36
by Luján Scarpinelli Agence France-Presse SÃO SEBASTIÃO, Brazil (AFP) -- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday toured a…
2 years ago
Brazil flooding, landslides kill at least 24
by Luján Scarpinelli Agence France-Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain in Brazil claimed…
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