At least 20 dead in Peru bus fire: emergency services
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and about a dozen injured Sunday night in a bus…
6 years ago
South America
Venezuela cuts workday, extends school cancelation over blackouts
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's government announced Sunday that it is reducing the length of the workday and keeping schools…
6 years ago
Guatemala in mourning after 18 die in hit-and-run
SOLOIA, Guatemala (AFP) -- A truck ploughed into a crowd of indigenous Guatemalans gathered on a highway, leaving 18 dead…
6 years ago
30 Guatemalans killed by truck: officials
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) --At least 30 indigenous Guatemalans were killed on Wednesday night when they were struck on a highway…
6 years ago
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
by Marc BURLEIGH / Esteban ROJAS CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro blamed "terrorists" for a new, near-nationwide blackout…
6 years ago
New blackout hits swaths of Venezuela including Caracas
by Marc BURLEIGH / Guillaume DECAMME CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- A new blackout hit many regions in Venezuela including much…
6 years ago
Maduro’s government calls new Venezuela blackout an ‘attack’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- President Nicolas Maduro's government said Monday that a new blackout across much of the country was…
6 years ago
6.1 magnitude quake hits SW Colombia: USGS
A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook southwest Colombia on Saturday afternoon, the USGS said, though there were no immediate reports…
6 years ago
Venezuela government accuses arrested Guaido aide of ‘terrorism’
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) --The Venezuelan government said Thursday it arrested a top aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido, regarded as…
6 years ago
Cradle of Venezuela oil industry is a scene of desolation
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ MENE GRANDE, Venezuela (AFP) -- Greasy slicks continue to darken the ground in Mene Grande, a modest…
6 years ago
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