South America
Conservative ex-President Pinera easily wins Chile election
World
December 18, 2017
Conservative ex-President Pinera easily wins Chile election
Billionaire former President Sebastian Pinera easily won Chile’s presidential runoff election Sunday, moving the world’s top-copper producing country back to…
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
World
July 25, 2017
Europe-wide police operation saves hundreds of sex trafficking victims
Law enforcement agencies across Europe carried out massive coordinated operations against organized criminal groups involved in trafficking and forced sexual…
Over 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
World
December 27, 2015
Over 100,000 flee flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
More than 100,000 people have had to evacuate from their homes in the bordering areas of Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and…
Pope Francis to focus on poor in South America trip
World
July 5, 2015
Pope Francis to focus on poor in South America trip
Pope Francis makes his first South American trip in two years Sunday, for an eight-day tour of Ecuador, Bolivia and…
Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule
World
October 8, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule
CARACAS — Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez comfortably won re-election Sunday, quashing the opposition's best chance at unseating him in…
Egypt and Mercosur to sign free trade deal
Business
July 30, 2010
Egypt and Mercosur to sign free trade deal
Buenos Aires--The South American trade bloc Mercosur will sign a free trade agreement with Egypt at a summit early next…