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  • Colombia: 11 Killed In Coal Mine Explosion

    March 15, 2023

    11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in Colombia. The incident occured in Sutatausa, north of the capital Bogota. And it occurred du...

  • Brazil: Floods, Landslides Kill 36 In Sao Paulo

    February 20, 2023

    Flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southeast, killed at least 36 people, displacing hundreds of others. The Sao Paulo town of Sao Sebastiao ...

  • Brazil: Amazon Deforestation Drops For January

    February 10, 2023

    Deforestation in Brazil’s section of the Amazon rainforest dropped by 61 per cent in January, the first month in office for President Luiz Inaci...

  • Honduran Activists Demand Action After Series Of Killings

    January 17, 2023

    The killing of two Honduran water defenders this month has sparked international outrage, with the UN calling for an investigation. The two decease...

  • Peru President Apologises For Protest Death Toll, Says She Won't Resign

    January 14, 2023

    Peru President Dina Boluarte has apologised for the protest death toll in the country but insisted she will not step down. Boluarte said in an addr...

  • Brazil Receives International Condemnation Over Political Violence

    January 09, 2023

    Different countries and governments around the world on Monday condemned the storming of Brazil's Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace ...

  • ELN Rebels Reject Ceasefire Agreement With Colombian Government

    January 03, 2023

    The National Liberation Army (ELN) guerillas have rejected the Colombian president's claims that they signed a ceasefire agreement with the govern...

  • South African Arrested For Trying To Smuggle Cocaine Into Namibia

    January 03, 2023

    A 44-year-old South African man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling millions of rands worth of cocaine into Namibia. Customs officers detaine...

  • Peru President Names New Cabinet

    December 11, 2022

    Peru's new president, Dina Boluarte on Saturday swore in her cabinet. This comes just three days after she became the country's first femal...

  • Police Officers Killed, President Declares State Of Emergency In Ecuador

    November 02, 2022

    Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in two provinces of the country after at least five police offi...

  • UN Rights Office Condemns Killing Of Mexico Anti-Dam Activist

    October 28, 2022

    The U.N. human rights office on Friday condemned the killing of an anti-dam activist in the Mexican State of Oaxaca. Oaxaca State prosecutors said ...

  • Venezuela: Landslide Death Toll Rises To 36

    October 11, 2022

    Thirty-six people have died so far as a result of a landslide that occurred in Venezuela, according to officials on Monday. Interior and Justice Mi...

  • Colombia: Security Forces To Keep Fighting Drugs, Criminal Gangs

    October 10, 2022

    Colombia's security forces will keep up their offensive against drug traffickers and illegal armed groups, Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez told Re...

  • Cuba: Hurricane Ian Knocks Out Power Grid

    September 28, 2022

    Hurricane Ian left Cuba in the dark on Wednesday after knocking out its power grid and devastating some of the country’s tobacco farms. Power...

  • Brazilians Prepare To Vote Amid Financial Uncertainty

    September 02, 2022

    The majority of Brazilians will be thinking of their pocketbooks, and financial status first when they cast ballots in next month's presidential e...