NEW YORK – The New York City police say a suspect is in custody following an explosion early Monday at a subway station a block away from Times Square. The fire department says four injuries […]
CARACAS – President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next year’s presidential vote after they boycotted mayoral polls, in a move set to further consolidate his […]
SANTIAGO – Spain’s Banco Santander said it had sold its U.S. unit Totalbank to Chile’s BCI for US$528 million as part of moves to sell non-core assets it inherited when it bought Banco Popular. BCI […]
LIMA – Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will miss the World Cup after being banned by FIFA for one year because of a positive test for cocaine. The suspension imposed by the FIFA disciplinary committee covers […]
STANLEY – The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has confirmed that the Concordia Bay ferry service will be suspended until at least Wednesday 20 December. The temporary suspension of ferry operations during December had been advanced […]
SANTIAGO – The recent calving of a large iceberg from a southern Chilean glacier threatens local ship navigation and could result in flooding for coastal communities, experts said. An iceberg measuring some 350 by 380 […]
CARACAS – China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the state-controlled oil company, is suing Petroleos de Venezuela SA in the U.S. courts for unpaid bills. Sinopec, as the Chinese company is known, also filed a request […]
BUENOS AIRES – A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Codelco is to accept applications from people interested to work in one of the company’s flagship projects – the much-needed underground expansion of its century-old Chuquicamata mine. About 150 workers will be […]
SANTIAGO – This week, Chile’s Supreme Court jailed three former army officers for their involvement in murdering a trio of political prisoners during Augusto Pinochet’s 17-year military dictatorship. Army Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Gutierrez Rodriguez and […]
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