Peru’s ailing ex-president Fujimori pardoned
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's jailed ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for corruption and rights…
7 years ago
South America
Mexico bus crash kills 11 tourists including foreigners
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A bus carrying tourists from a US cruise ship to an archaeological site on Mexico's Caribbean coast…
7 years ago
11 dead, 15 missing in Chile mudslide
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- A mudslide that buried much of a village in southern Chile has killed 11 people while…
7 years ago
Billionaire Pinera to return as Chile’s president: results
by Paulina ABRAMOVICH Agence France Presse SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Billionaire Sebastian Pinera will return to power as Chile's president…
7 years ago
Peru Congress to debate impeachment of president
by Carlos Mandujano / Moises Avila © Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's Congress voted overwhelmingly on Friday to consider impeaching…
7 years ago
Venezuela government, opposition hold new round of talks
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AFP) -- Venezuela's government and opposition concluded a new round of talks Friday in an effort to bridge…
7 years ago
Chile votes in what could be a close presidential run-off
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Chilean voters will decide their next president on Sunday in a run-off election whose outcome is far from…
7 years ago
Peru president rejects demands he resign over corruption allegations
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski late Thursday rejected demands he resign, brushing aside an opposition ultimatum…
7 years ago
Storm-hit Puerto Rico starving for tourists
by Leila Macor Agence France Presse FAJARDO, Puerto Rico (AFP) -- Until Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Jose Figueroa did…
7 years ago
Rio’s stray bullets give innocent nowhere to hide
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- While the fighting in Rio de Janeiro's crime war is done…
7 years ago
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