South America

Worries over oxygen supply on missing Argentina submarine

by Liliana Samuel, Carlos Reyes and Eitan Abramovich Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AFP) -- An international search…

UPDATED: Missing Argentine submarine remains out of contact

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) -- Missing Argentine submarine ARA San Juan still has not sent any signals back and…

Noise detected at sea is not from missing Argentina sub: navy

by Eitan Abramovich and Carlos Reyes Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) -- Experts ruled out Monday the…

Rescuers battle waves, wind in hunt for missing Argentine sub

by Sonia Avalos Agence France Presse MAR DEL PLATA, Argentine (AFP) -- A multinational armada of aircraft and vessels battled…

Pinera, Guillier to contest runoff in Chile election: official

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera and leftist former TV journalist Alejandro Guillier will contest a runoff second…

Ousted Caracas mayor flees house arrest, heads to Madrid

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) --  Fugitive Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma, a key opponent of President Nicolas Maduro, traveled to Madrid on Friday after…

Venezuela suffers another blow as PDVSA declared in default

  NEW  YORK, United States (AFP) -- Crisis-plagued Venezuela suffered another blow Thursday as a committee of creditors ruled that state oil…

Strong quake rocks Costa Rica; no immediate reports of damage

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica "(AFP) -- A strong earthquake, measuring 6.5 according to a US seismological agency, rocked Costa Rica late…

Maduro says Venezuela will ‘never’ default on its massive debt

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro insisted on Sunday that his cash-strapped country would "never" default, as he…

Thousands protest austerity measures in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Several thousand Brazilians demonstrated on Friday as part of a day of national mobilization against government austerity…

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