Politics

Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 18:32 UTC
Tornadoes in southern US leave at least 7 dead

A streak of tornadoes in the past few days left so far at least 7 people dead and over 30 others injured in the states of Georgia and Alabama, where a hurricane damaged buildings and tossed cars into the streets of downtown Selma, where civil rights activists once made history.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 18:01 UTC
Iran hangs alleged British spy

Former Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Ali Reza Akbari (1997-2005) has been hanged after being found guilty of spying for the British government, it was reported in Tehran Saturday by the Mizan news service, although the exact moment of the execution was not revealed.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 17:56 UTC
Former Brazilian Justice Minister arrested upon returning from US

Brazilian Federal Police Saturday arrested former Justice Minister Anderson Torres on orders of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes for his alleged involvement in Sunday's (Jan. 8) riots.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:55 UTC
Bolsonaro under investigation for incitement to Sunday's riots in Brasilia

At the request of Brazil's Attorney General's Office, Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes has agreed to add former President Jair Bolsonaro to the items under probe for last Sunday's antidemocratic events in Brasilia, Agencia Brasil reported.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:28 UTC
Brazilian Finance and Environment ministers will attend the Davos Forum

Brazil's Minister of Finance Fernando Haddad and the Minister of Environment Marina Silva will be the official representatives to the World Economic Forum, (WEF) scheduled for January 16/20 in Davos, Switzerland and the message from the delegation to global investors is that the weekend's turmoil “belongs to the past and Brazil is ready to play its important role in international politics”.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Peru, at least 48 deaths in anti government protests and night curfew in Andean region

Anti government protests, involving the death of at least 48 people and hundreds injured, continued in Peru, a month since elected president Pedro Castillo was removed from office and replaced by interim president Dina Boluarte.
Saturday, January 14th 2023 - 09:38 UTC
Three new ministers sworn in by Peru's President

The government of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has undergone a cabinet reshuffle this week as the country's crisis keeps taking a turn for the worse with more violent demonstrations, followed by killings and arrests.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 21:09 UTC
Maduro highlights improvement in malnourishment - only 7.7% of Venezuelans

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Thursday insisted that his administration was tackling the issue of malnourishment suffered by nearly 2.3 million people nationwide, according to the government's latest reports.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 21:08 UTC
Peru's Labor Minister resigns as gov't turns deaf ear to popular demands

Eduardo Garcia Birimisa resigned late Thursday as Peru's Labor Minister amid increasing popular demonstrations resulting in more deaths as the days go by since Pedro Castillo Terrones' impeachment on Dec. 7.
Friday, January 13th 2023 - 10:40 UTC
Two humanitarian flights between Argentina and the Falklands carried out this week

Two flights between Argentina and the Falkland Islands have been reported in the past few days for humanitarian reasons. One to Ushuaia was to bring an Argentina national and the one to Buenos Aires' Aeroparque was carried out for a US patient.