Lima Group countries call on Venezuela to cancel polls
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The Lima Group of countries seeking a peaceful solution to the spiralling crisis in Venezuela urged…
7 years ago
South America
Paraguay to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Paraguay announced Wednesday that it intends to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to…
7 years ago
Honduras regrets loss of US protection status for its nationals
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- Honduras expressed regret Friday that around 60,000 of its citizens living and working in the United…
7 years ago
49 missing in Sao Paulo blaze building collapse: firefighters
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Forty-nine people were listed as still missing Wednesday after a 24-storey building occupied by squatters…
7 years ago
Sao Paulo tower used by squatters collapses in fire
by Johannes Myburgh Agence France Presse SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- A 24-storey building used by squatters in the center…
7 years ago
Pressure grows on Nicaragua’s Ortega as protest toll hits 27
by Marco SIBAJA Agence France Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was under pressure from widespread street…
7 years ago
Conservative wins Paraguay presidential poll: official
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AFP) -- Mario Abdo Benitez, who represents Paraguay's long-dominant Colorado conservatives, won Sunday's presidential poll, landing the top…
7 years ago
Nicaragua scraps reform behind deadly protests that killed 24
by Blanca Morel and Julia Rios Agence France Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Sunday agreed…
7 years ago
Cubans have high hopes for their little-known new leader
by Rigoberto DIAZ Agence France Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Despite being in the upper echelons of Cuba's government for…
7 years ago
End of era in Cuba as Castro hands torch to Diaz-Canel
by Alexandre Grosbois Agence France Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- Cuba is poised for the end of an era on…
7 years ago
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