Bolivia
Bus crash leaves 14 dead, 21 injured in Bolivia
LA PAZ – A bus carrying volunteer doctors from La Paz towards the north of Bolivia crashed leaving 14 dead and 21 injured, the local government said on Monday. The doctors were part of the […]
Latin America
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Brazil gold miners invade remote reserve in the Amazon; kill a tribal leader
BRASILIA – Heavily armed gold miners have invaded a remote indigenous reserve in northern Brazil and stabbed to death one of its leaders, officials say. Residents of the village in Amapá state fled in fear […]
Latin America
US Marshals arrest former Peruvian president Toledo pending extradition
LIMA – Peru’s fugitive president Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique has been arrested Tuesday in California following an extradition request filed a year ago by his country’s authorities, it was reported by both US and Peruvian […]
Bolivia
WTA 2019: Chile declared South America’s leading adventure tourism destination for the 5th time
LA PAZ – The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America […]
Brazil
Falkland Islands and Brazil reach accord for historic commercial flight
BRASILIA – An agreement has been finalized with LATAM Airlines Brazil to introduce a second international commercial air link to the Falkland Islands with a weekly service from São Paulo/Guarulhos (with a monthly stop in […]
Brazil
Vale dam collapse: Brazilian Senate recommends 14 indictments following 350 deaths
BRASILIA – Brazilian Senate inquiry into the collapse of a Vale dam that killed nearly 350 people will recommend indictments of 14 people, including Vale executives, according to Brazil’s official news service, Agencia Brasil, on […]
Argentina
Argentina opens official inquiry into Sunday’s massive blackout
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina has opened an inquiry into what caused a massive blackout that left nearly 50 million people without power, Energy Minister Gustavo Lopetegui said on Monday. Technical data from the “black boxes” […]
Latin America
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 Telam and other media reported. The plane of the Colombian […]
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 to block the opposition from delivering humanitarian aid. However, neighboring […]
Argentina
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 signed on Monday. Officers will “be able to deal with […]