15 injured in aircraft while crossing over the Andes en route to Ezeiza
LIMA – At least 15 people were injured when an Airbus 330 flying from Lima to Buenos Aires encountered severe turbulence, Argentina’s national news agency…
Latin America
Venezuela opens borders with Aruba and Brazil; Colombia remains closed
The Venezuelan government is seeking to ease the country’s isolation, reopening borders with Aruba and Brazil after shutting off sea and land access in February…
Argentina’s security forces allowed to use electric tasers
BUENOS AIRES – Argentine federal police and security forces will now be allowed to use non-lethal weapons like electric tasers, following a Security Ministry decree…
Guaidó calls on Venezuelans for the mother of all demonstrations on Labor Day
CARACAS – Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaidó called on Friday for the “biggest demonstration in history” to put pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step…
Peru: Former president Garcia kills himself to avoid arrest
LIMA – A former Peruvian president has died after shooting himself in the head after police arrived at his home in the capital Lima to…
Venezuelans march for power, water and getting rid of Maduro
CARACAS – After weeks of power cuts and limited access to water, tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to back…
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…
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…
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…