Maduro’s govt strips Guadio of immunity; Venezuela remains with no power
CARACAS – Venezuela’s chief justice asked lawmakers on Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity, taking a step toward prosecuting him for alleged…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro becomes first head of state to visit the Western Wall with an Israeli PM
JERUSALEM – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visited the Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, becoming the first head of state to do…
Chile and UK honor a shared naval hero: Admiral Thomas Cochrane
SANTIAGO – The First Sea Lord and head of the Chilean Navy have renamed a building inside Portsmouth Naval Base in tribute to a shared…
Piñera receives Usain Bolt at La Moneda to kick off Chile’s Sports Week
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera along with the Minister of Sport, Pauline Kantor, and Assistant Secretary Andrés Otero received the Olympic multi-champion Usain Bolt…
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries to stop immigration to US
WASHINGTON – United States opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American…
At least 20 dead in Peru bus blaze
LIMA – Twenty people have been confirmed dead when a double-decker bus caught on fire in Lima, the capital, on Sunday. At least eight eight…
Catholic Church must pay compensation to victims of sex abuse, rules Chilean court
SANTIAGO – A Chilean appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Catholic Church should pay compensation to three victims in a sex abuse case involving…
Chile doubles Santiago’s electric bus fleet
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera today presented another 100 new electric buses, which will double the current fleet for the Metropolitan Transportation System “RED”. The…
At least 30 killed after truck rams into crowd in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY – At least 30 people, including children, were killed after a truck drove into a crowd in western Guatemala. According to media reports,…
Russia sends more than 100 troops to Venezuela
CARACAS – The Russian Defense Ministry has sent An-124 military transport aircraft, IL-62M jet airliner and more than 100 troops to Caracas, against the backdrop…