US warns off Venezuela allies as Lima meeting opens
by Luis Jaime CISNEROS / Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Washington warned China and Russia on Tuesday to avoid…
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South America
Inmates behind Brazil deadly prison riot transferred
by Allison JACKSON ALTAMIRA, Brazil (AFP) -- Forty-six inmates involved in one of Brazil's deadliest prison riots were being transferred…
5 years ago
At least 57 dead in Brazil prison riot
by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- At least 57 inmates were killed during a prison riot in…
5 years ago
Three arrested over Brazil airport gold theft
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian police said Monday that three people have been arrested over the brazen theft of…
5 years ago
Firefighters struggle against Portugal wildfires as winds pick up
by Bruno Cravo with Daniel Silva in Lisbon MACAO, PORTUGAL (AFP) -- Portugal requested the loan of two water-bombing planes…
5 years ago
Puerto Ricans launch massive protest against governor
by Nelson del Castillo with Leila Macor in Miami SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- Hundreds of thousands of angry…
5 years ago
US diverts Central America aid to boost Venezuela’s Guaido
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's administration is diverting nearly $42 million in development aid from Guatemala…
5 years ago
Internet a lifeline for Venezuela’s embattled independent media
by Andrea Tosta with Guillaume Decamme in Maracaibo CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Starved of advertising revenue and battling a…
5 years ago
Rio’s far-right governor likens drug dealers to Hezbollah
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro's far-right governor Wilson Witzel on Tuesday compared drug dealers to…
5 years ago
Guaido: Venezuela opposition, govt to resume talks, in Barbados
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido said Sunday a new dialogue between the opposition and President…
5 years ago
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