Latin America

Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:37 UTC
Who is Miguel Díaz-Canel who is expected to lead Cuba after 60 years of the Castro dynasty

Cuba is set to undergo a historic shift this week, elevating a relatively unknown Communist Party official to replace retiring President Raúl Castro. But who is Miguel Díaz-Canel? And what does his ascension to the top of Cuba's government mean for a country that has been run by the Castro brothers for nearly 60 years?
Wednesday, April 18th 2018 - 07:29 UTC
FARC dissidents challenge Ecuador with a new abduction: a couple of civilians

A group of Colombian rebels active on the Ecuadorian border has sent a “proof of life” video of a kidnapped couple, the Ecuadorian government said, the second kidnapping by the group this month.
Monday, April 16th 2018 - 18:22 UTC
Most Latin American countries cautious or critical about bombings in Syria

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria’s chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating military action.
Monday, April 16th 2018 - 07:56 UTC
Most Latin American countries cautious or critical about bombings in Syria

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau backed air strikes by the United States and its allies on Syria’s chemical weapons program but Argentina, Brazil and Peru voiced caution during a regional summit about the escalating military action.
Saturday, April 14th 2018 - 10:56 UTC
Ecuador and Colombia elite troops after Farc renegades who killed journalists and their driver

Ecuador on Friday confirmed the deaths of two journalists and their driver who had been kidnapped by renegade Colombian rebels -- and quickly launched a retaliatory military operation in the area where they were snatched.
Saturday, April 14th 2018 - 10:49 UTC
Corruption and Venezuela in the agenda of a subdued Summit of the Americas

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra opened on Friday a subdued Summit of the Americas decrying widespread corruption and urging regional leaders to join forces in increasing transparency and boosting civil society. Addressing Western Hemisphere leaders in an auditorium where a number of seats were left notably empty, Peru's new president said that rather than accept corruption as a deep-seated scourge impossible to eliminate, governments should adopt concrete measures that prevent it from ever taking place.
Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 14:40 UTC
Trump cancels trip to Americas' summit because of Syrian situation; Pence will represent him in Lima

After threatening a military strike against Syria, President Donald Trump on Tuesday canceled plans to travel to Peru later this week, choosing to stay in the United States to manage the response to an apparent chemical weapons attack.
Tuesday, April 10th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
FARC leader arrested in Bogotá on a US request for drug trafficking

One of the top leaders of Colombia's former rebel group, FARC, has been arrested in Bogota following a request from the United States. Jesus Santrich, a former peace negotiator, is accused of drug trafficking by a court in New York.
Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 06:43 UTC
Lula in prison in Curitiba. Fiery-emotional speech to supporters before turning in

Brazil's leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself in Saturday to start a 12-year sentence for corruption after a chaotic attempt by supporters to stop him from surrendering. Surrounded by bodyguards, Lula had to push through a seething throng of supporters to get into a police vehicle outside the metalworkers' union building in Sao Bernardo do Campo, where he had been holed up for two days and nights.
Sunday, April 8th 2018 - 06:40 UTC
UK present at Latin America's Air and Space Fair held in Santiago

The 20th Air and Space Fair (Fidae), the most important aviation event in Latin America, kicked off in Chile on Tuesday with a participation of more than 50 exhibitors and about 120 civil and military aircraft. FIDAE, a biennial international air show held in Santiago, Chile, is the largest aerospace and defense fair in Latin America. More than 120,000 attendees are expected to attend during the six days display.