Latin America
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:07:00 GMTECLAC's new boss appointed
Costa Rican economist José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs has been chosen to replace Mexican diplomat Alicia Bárcena at the helm of the ECLAC after 14 years on the job, it was announced. Salazar took the oath of office before UN Se...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:27:00 GMTPetro links FARC groups to bomb trap that killed 7
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said this weekend that it was very likely that dissident FARC groups were behind the bomb trap attack that killed 7 police officers last week.
Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:34:00 GMTBomb trap kills 7 in Colombia
Seven police officers were killed Friday after an explosive device went off Friday afternoon near the Colombian municipality of Neiva in the department of Huila.
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...