Latin America
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 10:29:00 GMTForeign leaders condemn attack against Argentine VP
Foreign leaders have expressed their support to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who survived an assassination attempt late Thursday after the gun pointed at her head failed to fire.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 19:18:00 GMTBoric hopes LatAm would not tolerate a coup in Brazil if Bolsonaro loses
Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Thursday said he hoped Latin America would stage a "joint reaction" if a coup d'état takes place in next month's presidential elections in Brazil.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMTNicaraguan regime releases pictures of political prisoners
The Nicaraguan regime of Daniel Ortega has been criticized Wednesday by human rights organizations after pictures of the country's political prisoners were released.
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:15:00 GMTLGBTIQ+ political party seeking registration in Venezuela
Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has received a petition to record the name of the first-ever LGBTIQ+ community party, it was reported in Caracas.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:08:00 GMTSon of Che Guevara dies in Venezuela aged 60
Camilo Guevara March, one of the sons of Cuban guerrilla fighter Ernesto Guevara, nicknamed “Che” for his Argentine origins, died Monday in Caracas, it was reported. He was 60.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:35:00 GMTPeru takes over CAN's pro tempore presidency
Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones Monday welcomed his colleagues from Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia, Luis Arce for the Council of the Andean Community (CAN) summit in Lima.
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:33:00 GMTMonkeypox spreading fast throughout South America
Peruvian health authorities Monday reported 1,463 cases of monkeypox in 16 of the country's regions, while 812 patients had already been discharged, as Health Ministry officials were monitoring the close contacts of those infec...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 22:55:00 GMTBolivia: Theft of Evo's cell phone prompts large-scale police deployment
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales had his cell phone stolen during the weekend, which prompted a full-scale operation to retrieve the device, it was reported Sunday.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:29:00 GMTMaduro sends letter of support to CFK
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter expressing his solidarity to Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after prosecutors requested a 12-year jail sentence against her.
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 10:08:00 GMTPeruvian president's sister-in-law handed down 30-month detention
Peruvian Judge Jhonny Gómez Sunday ordered the pre-trial detention for 30 months of President Pedro Castillo Terrones' sister-in-law Yenifer Paredes and other defendants in a corruption case because they posed a flight risk, a...