South America

Investigators probe Brazil plane crash that killed 14

MANAUS, Brazil, Sept 17, 2023 (AFP) - Investigators traveled Sunday to a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon to probe…

Escaped Brazilian murderer evading US police steals rifle

NEW YORK, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - Schools near Philadelphia were closed and residents told to lock their doors Tuesday…

50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for ‘disappeared’ sons

https://youtu.be/cGkrTIaxVNs By Axl HERNANDEZ Luz Encina, 94, sets out from San Antonio in Chile in a small, rented boat clutching…

Bird flu kills scores of sea lions in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30, 2023 (AFP) - Scores of sea lions have died from bird flu in Argentina, officials said…

Strong quake rattles Colombian capital

BOGOTÁ, Aug 18, 2023 (AFP) - A strong earthquake shook the Colombian capital Bogota on Thursday, setting off sirens and…

Eight killed in Brazil silo blast, 11 injured

BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Eight people were killed and 11 injured in a series of silo explosions at the site…

Heavy rains hinder rescue effort after Colombian landslide kills 20

BOGOTÁ (AFP) - Heavy rains on Wednesday complicated the search for nine people still missing after a landslide that killed…

Search for missing after landslide kills 14 in Colombia

  QUETAME, Colombia (AFP) -- Rescue teams with drones searched for survivors Tuesday after a landslide triggered by heavy rains…

Paraguay’s president-elect vows to be ‘on the side’ of Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Paraguay's incoming president Santiago Pena said Wednesday the country would stand by Taiwan's side for the…

Three Argentine police jailed for life for race-hate killing

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Three police officers in Argentina were sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the racially…

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