South America

Argentine investigators search homes of ex-president Kirchner

  by Liliana Samuel Agence France-Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Police accompanied by sniffer dogs searched the homes of Argentina's…

Panic but no injuries as Venezuela hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake

  by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ / Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela was rocked by a…

At least 13 killed in Rio security operations: officials

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JENEIRO, Brazil (AFP)--Rio de Janeiro's drug war hit a bloody crescendo Monday when…

Mexico City starts demolishing quake collapse school

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) - Workers in Mexico City began tearing down an elementary school Monday that collapsed in a…

Mexico seizes record 50 tons of meth

    MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican marines seized a record 50 tons of crystal meth from a drug…

Fears over twin of collapsed Genoa bridge in Venezuela

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AFP)--Venezuelans are concerned over the safety of a "twin" viaduct of the collapsed Morandi bridge in Genoa, Italy,…

Canada’s westernmost province declares wildfires emergency

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- British Columbia declared a province-wide state of emergency Wednesday as Canada's military joined firefighters in trying…

Imprisoned Lula registers Brazil presidential candidacy

  by Jordi Miro Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Imprisoned leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's unlikely bid for…

Authorities struggle to identify Ecuador tourist bus crash dead

  QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Identification of the 24 victims of a fatal tourist bus crash in Ecuador has been hampered…

Bus accident in Ecuador kills 24

  QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- A bus carrying travelers from Colombia and Venezuela crashed in Ecuador early Tuesday, killing 24…

This website uses cookies.