Latin America
Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide
World
April 19, 2019
Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide
LIMA (Reuters) – Thousand of Peruvians said goodbye on Thursday in Lima to ex-president Alan Garcia — who killed himself…
Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages
World
April 11, 2019
Castro warns Cubans to brace for shortages
HAVANA (AP) — Communist Party leader Raúl Castro warned Cubans on Wednesday that they should brace for worsening shortages due…
Democrats prepare border bills, say Trump enflamed problem
World
April 10, 2019
Democrats prepare border bills, say Trump enflamed problem
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under pressure to show they have solutions, Democrats are honing proposals to address the surge of families…
Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares ‘definitive’ escalation
World
April 7, 2019
Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares ‘definitive’ escalation
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday launched what he promised will be a “definitive” escalation of pressure to force…
Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro
World
April 6, 2019
Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival…
Venezuela’s Guaido stripped of immunity, can face prosecution
World
April 3, 2019
Venezuela’s Guaido stripped of immunity, can face prosecution
Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido’s immunity Tuesday — and authorized the high court…
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
World
April 1, 2019
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing Sunday, after his government said it was shortening the working…
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
World
March 27, 2019
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro blamed “terrorists” for a new, near-nationwide blackout that gripped Venezuela Tuesday, two weeks after a similar outage…
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
World
March 22, 2019
Venezuela arrests Guaido aide for ‘terrorism’ in defiance of US
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s regime defied the US on Thursday to arrest a top aide of opposition leader Juan Guaido,…
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
World
March 13, 2019
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
BEIJING (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US…