Latin America
Death toll climbs to 66 in Brazil flooding, 101 missing
The death toll from heavy rains that have inundated Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 66, local authorities said on Sunday.
Former US ambassador gets 15 years jail for spying for Cuba over decades
A former US diplomat was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to acting as an agent of Cuba in what the Justice Department has called one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government
Brazil's Bolsonaro indicted for suspected fraud on vaccine records
Brazil's federal police indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccination records, two sources related to the matter said on Tuesday
Brazil court rejects Bolsonaro appeal against election ban
Brazil's Superior Electoral Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by former president Jair Bolsonaro against an earlier ruling that barred him from running for office for eight years
Violence, destitution / Children fleeing LatAm in record numbers: UN
A record number of children from Latin America and the Caribbean are leaving their homes in search of a better life, risking disease, injury and abuse, a United Nations children’s agency (Unicef) report said Wednesday, urging a stronger humanitarian response.
Strong quake rattles Colombian capital
A strong earthquake followed by dozens of aftershocks rattled central Colombia and the capital Bogota on Thursday, setting off sirens and sparking brief panic, including in one woman who died after jumping from a building, authorities said.
‘Mother Nature needs money’
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged wealthy nations Wednesday to fulfill their unkept promises to fund developing countries’ fight against climate change, at a summit on saving the world’s tropical forests.
Migrant crisis / 4 Nigerians survived 14 days on a ship’s rudder
On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.
8 killed in northern Mexico bar shootout
Eight people died and five were injured in a shooting at a busy nightclub in the town of Jerez, in northern Mexico, police have said.
At least 25 die in Peru bus accident: police
At least 25 people died Saturday when a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged over a cliff in northwestern Peru, police said.
Brazil and Argentina discuss common currency
Brazil and Argentina aim for greater economic integration, including the development of a common currency, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine leader Alberto Fernandez said in a joint article they penned.
Machu Picchu ordered closed as protests flare
Peruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima university, while authorities in Cusco shut the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the Inca trail as deadly anti-government protests spread nationwide.
Peru protests rage on despite president's plea for calm
Stone-throwing protesters fought pitched battles with police at fresh demonstrations demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday, while several hundred tourists were left stranded near Machu Picchu.
Brazil top court to investigate Bolsonaro role in riots
Brazil's Supreme Court agreed on Friday to open an investigation into former President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly encouraging anti-democratic protests that ended in the storming of government buildings by his supporters in Brasilia.
Peru president to be investigated for genocide
Peru's national prosecutor's office will investigate President Dina Boluarte for genocide, it said Tuesday, after protests against her which have left 40 people dead in the past month.
17 dead in latest Peru clashes
At least 17 people died Monday in Peru as protesters trying to storm an airport clashed with security forces in the latest violent spasm of a month-old political crisis.
Bolsonaro rejects Lula’s accusation about role in Brazil violence
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday rejected accusations against him by his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva that he incited the invasion of the seat of power in Brasilia, condemning the "pillaging and invasions of public buildings" in the country's capital.
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazilian Congress, presidential palace
Supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro pushed through police barricades and stormed into the national Congress building Sunday in a dramatic protest against President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration last week.