South America

Mexican president’s new airport flies into turbulence

by Sofia MISELEM / Sylvain ESTIBAL Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - For a groundbreaking ceremony, there was suspiciously…

Backers ‘failed to follow through’ in abortive uprising, Guaido tells AFP

by Guillaume DECAMME / Alexander MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said Monday that…

Panama’s Cortizo declares victory in presidential vote

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) -- Former Panamanian minister Laurentino Cortizo declared victory in presidential polls on Sunday that saw a…

Maduro exhorts Venezuela military to fight ‘any coup plotter’

by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the armed forces to oppose…

One dead, 46 hurt in Venezuela May Day clashes

by Alexander MARTINEZ / Esteban ROJAS CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- May Day clashes between opposition supporters and Venezuela's armed forces…

Cuba May Day parade defies Trump over Maduro support

by Carlos BATISTA / Moises AVILA HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The scent of the Cold War hung over Cuba's May…

Clashes break out at Venezuela May Day protest

by Alexander MARTINEZ / Esteban ROJAS CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Clashes broke out between opposition supporters and Venezuela's armed forces…

UPDATE: Colombia mudslide death toll rises to 28

ROSAS, Colombia (AFP) -- The number of dead from a mudslide that buried houses in southwestern Colombia has risen to…

Mudslide kills 14 in Colombia

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- At least 14 people were killed and five others injured by a mudslide that buried eight…

Peru’s Garcia denies corruption claims in suicide note

by Roberto CORTIJO LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A suicide note in which Peru's Alan Garcia denied corruption charges against him…

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