South America February 22, 2024 Parents of teens who survived fatal dorm fire in Guyana sue the government for negligence The parents of two teenage survivors of a fire at an Indigenous girls' dormitory in Guyana have filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging negligence.
Illegal Immigrants February 22, 2024 Border Patrol has arrested 6,400 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, 178 gang members in FY24 U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens has revealed that more than 6,400 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions have been arrested in FY24, including 178 gang members.
Brazil February 21, 2024 Brazilian foreign minister calls for UN reform at G20 kickoff Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called Wednesday for reforms to the U.N. and other institutions as it kicked off its presidency of the G20.
South America February 21, 2024 Argentina's budget back in black with $589M budget surplus in January After a full month in office, Argentina's President Javier Milei and the government was able to see a surplus in the budget at the end of January.
South America February 21, 2024 Dozens feared dead in Venezuelan open-pit goldmine collapse The illegally run, open-pit Bulla Loca goldmine in Angostura, Venezuela, collapsed on Tuesday, leaving dozens either dead, injured or trapped.
South America February 19, 2024 Britain's top diplomat says he hopes the Falkland Islands will wish to stay in the UK family forever UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron became the first to visit the Falkland Islands in 30 years, amid renewed tensions with Argentina over the territory.
South America February 19, 2024 A prayer for Evita: Here's why many Argentines are devoted to a first lady who died in 1952 Nearly three quarters of a century after her death, the legacy of Evita still looms large over Argentina, where the affiliated party leads the opposition to President Javier Milei.
South America February 18, 2024 Argentina’s poverty level rises to 57.4%, marking 20-year high Argentina's poverty level reached a 20-year high, increasing to 57.4% in the month of January, nearly one month since President Javier Milei took office in December.
Venezuelan Political Crisis February 15, 2024 Venezuela closes local UN human rights office, gives staff 72 hours to leave The Venezuelan government on Thursday ordered the closure of a local office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, giving its staff 72 hours to leave.
World February 15, 2024 Authorities accidentally discover submarine containing 4 tons of cocaine while searching for missing fisherman Colombian and Ecuadorian naval units conducting a search and rescue on Wednesday accidentally found a submarine carrying over 4.5 tons of cocaine along the Pacific coast.
World February 14, 2024 In Argentina, soup kitchen sees rise in hungry families as inflation increases A soup kitchen in Argentina said they have seen an uptick in visitors as the monthly inflation tops 20%. Volunteers now make 44 pounds of pasta for 70 families.