South America
Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect
World
October 29, 2018
Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect
Brazil entered a new era Monday after electing its next president, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right congressman who vowed a…
Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno
Culture
September 4, 2018
Government cuts blamed for Brazil National Museum inferno
Brazilian officials on Monday blamed years of government cutbacks for an inferno that gutted the treasured National Museum, described…
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
World
September 3, 2018
Raging fire tears through prized Rio museum
A massive fire on Sunday ripped through Rio de Janeiro’s treasured National Museum, one of Brazil’s oldest, in what…
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
World
August 19, 2018
Venezuelan migrants’ dreams of new life dashed by Ecuador passport rule
Tears welled up in Gabriel Malavolta’s eyes on Saturday as he realized his dream of a new life in…
Venezuela’s Maduro says would take FBI help over ‘murder plot’
World
August 12, 2018
Venezuela’s Maduro says would take FBI help over ‘murder plot’
President Nicolas Maduro has said he would allow FBI agents come to Venezuela to help investigate a recent alleged…
Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants
World
August 7, 2018
Brazil closes, then reopens border to Venezuelan migrants
Brazil briefly closed then reopened its northern border to Venezuelans on Monday as it struggled to contain mass migration…
Venezuela arrests ‘terrorists’ over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisals
World
August 6, 2018
Venezuela arrests ‘terrorists’ over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisals
Six “terrorists and hired killers” have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in…
Venezuela’s Maduro says drone blast was bid to kill him, blames Colombia
World
August 5, 2018
Venezuela’s Maduro says drone blast was bid to kill him, blames Colombia
At least one explosion rocked a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday…
Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope
World
January 20, 2018
Amazon’s indigenous people ‘never so threatened’: pope
Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the…
US to reopen probe into Hezbollah ‘narcoterrorism’
Middle East
January 12, 2018
US to reopen probe into Hezbollah ‘narcoterrorism’
The US Justice Department announced on Thursday plans to create a special task force to crack down on what it…