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.
British journo, Brazilian indigenous expert found dead in Amazon
The bodies of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, who had been missing for more than a week in Brazil's Amazon rainforest, were found on Monday, news outlet G1 reported on Monday, quoting Phillips' wife.
British journalist, Brazilian indigenous expert missing in Amazon
A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs expert are missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon region, a local Indigenous association said Monday. The area has been marked by violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents.
Don't mess with Brazil's election: CIA chief tells Bolsonaro government
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director last year told senior Brazilian officials that President Jair Bolsonaro should stop casting doubt on his country's voting system ahead of the October election, sources told Reuters.
19 killed in central Mexico shooting
Nineteen people were shot and killed in central Mexico on Sunday, the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) said in a statement.
Heavy rain leaves 34 dead in Brazil
At least 34 people died after heavy rain hit Petropolis, a city in the mountainous region of Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, local government said yesterday.
7 killed in Peru light plane crash
At least seven people have died after a light aircraft crashed during a flight above the Nazca Lines archaeological site in Peru, local police and the national government said on Friday.
Brazil's Bolsonaro doesn't show up to testify after being subpoenaed by SC over leaked documents
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro did not show up to testify on Friday, after a Supreme Court Justice subpoenaed him and ordered federal police to question him in an investigation about leaked documents.
Wall of rock collapse at Brazilian waterfall leaves 7 dead, 3 missing
At least seven people died and nine were seriously injured when a wall of rock collapsed on top of motor boats below a waterfall in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, the fire department said.
Clashes in Colombia's Arauca kills 23, government says
Twenty-three people have been reported killed so far in Colombia's Arauca province amid fighting between illegal armed groups, Defense Minister Diego Molano told a news conference late on January 3.
Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20
The death toll from heavy rain and flooding that has plagued the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia since November rose to 20 on Monday,