Nearly 1,300 seized firearms destroyed in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) -- A total of 1,295 firearms, confiscated so far this year in El Salvador, were…
7 years ago
Latin America
Thirteen dead in Mexican prison as authorities put down riot
MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) -- Mexican security forces used lethal force Tuesday to put down a prison riot in clashes that left at least…
7 years ago
Quake and storm leave ruinous human, economic toll for Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A pair of devastating earthquakes and Tropical Storm Lidia in Mexico killed more than 400 people and toppled…
7 years ago
Brazilian with German Olympian’s heart runs race of her life
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) - Brazilian Ivonette Balthazar felt jittery ahead of a Rio de Janeiro…
7 years ago
UPDATE: Death toll in powerful Mexico quake surges to 224 – government
MEXICO City, Mexico (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Mexico on Tuesday has surged to…
7 years ago
Trump warns Venezuela is ‘collapsing’
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump warned Monday that Venezuela is "collapsing," suggesting the United States may take additional…
7 years ago
Mexicans march to protest violence against women
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Thousands of women of all ages marched Sunday through Mexico City, demanding justice in the case of a young woman…
7 years ago
Brazilian army, police raid violent Rio favelas
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil's army went into action again Monday to support police in raids on…
7 years ago
Heavily armed gang steals millions in stunning Paraguay heist
by Hugo Olazar Agence France Presse ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Dozens of suspected Brazilian gangsters blasted into a secure vault containing…
8 years ago
Colombia mudslides kill more than 200; sweep homes away
by Luis ROBAYO / with Alina DIESTE in Bogota MOCOA, Colombia (AFP) -- Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and…
8 years ago
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