South America

At least 16 dead in motorway pile-up in Venezuela: fire brigade

CARACAS, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - At least 16 people died and six more were seriously injured after a fiery…

Guyana, Venezuela presidents to meet Thursday on border row

By Barbara AGELVIS CARACAS, Dec 10, 2023 (AFP) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will…

Peru frees Fujimori following death squad pardon

LIMA, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, 85, was freed from prison on Wednesday after a…

Javier Milei: outsider who ignited Argentine rage to become president

By Fran BLANDY BUENOS AIRES, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) - With his wild hair and powered-up chainsaw, the libertarian Javier…

URGENT: Argentina’s Milei wins presidential election, Massa concedes

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) - Libertarian outsider Javier Milei will be Argentina's next president, said his rival, Economy…

Argentines hold breath in tight presidential election

By Fran BLANDY and Sandra FERRER BUENOS AIRES, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) - Argentina braced Sunday for the outcome of…

Colombia detains 4 in kidnapping of footballer’s father

BOGOTÁ, Nov 11, 2023 (AFP) - Police in Colombia have detained four people suspected in the kidnapping of the father…

Argentine Swifties shake off election bad blood at ‘Eras Tour’

By Tomás VIOLA BUENOS AIRES, Nov 10, 2023 (AFP) - Decked out in friendship bracelets and glitter, fans lined up…

43 million went hungry in Latam, Caribbean last year: UN

SANTIAGO, Nov 9, 2023 (AFP) - Hunger affected some 43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022,…

Elvis’ cousin in heartbreak hotel after conceding Mississippi election

WASHINGTON, Nov 8, 2023 (AFP) - A distant cousin of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley failed to shake up the race…

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