July 31, 2019 4 Brazilian inmates purportedly involved in deadly prison riots die during transport to safer lockup Four inmates allegedly involved in a deadly riot between prison gangs have died of asphyxiation while being transferred to a safer location, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday as they continued efforts in identifying the 58 who died during Monday’s clash.
July 11, 2019 Catholic bishop to rain down 'holy water' from helicopter in 'mass exorcism' over city A Catholic bishop is reaching for new heights to save a city wrought with "evil."
June 27, 2019 Maduro government claims plot to assassinate Venezuelan leader thwarted An assassination attempt against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, which Maduro claimed was a part of a “fascist” plot to overthrow the government, was thwarted, officials said.
June 17, 2019 Lights slowly return to South America after massive blackout, hunt on for cause As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and were tallying the damage from the unforeseen disaster.
June 7, 2019 Neymar testifies in Brazil about posting accuser's photos Soccer star Neymar testified for almost two hours in Rio de Janeiro's police headquarters Thursday in a cybercrimes investigation linked to a woman's rape allegation against him.
April 30, 2019 Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: 'We are with you!' The Trump administration voiced full support Tuesday for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as he led a contingent of heavily armed troops into the streets of Caracas amid a call for the military to rise up and oust the South American nation’s disputed president, Nicolás Maduro.
April 30, 2019 Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.
April 17, 2019 Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded several Obama-era policies toward Cuba, while imposing tough sanctions against Venezuela and Nicaragua – as part of a new crackdown on what National Security Adviser John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism."
April 15, 2019 Julian Assange used the embassy as ‘center for spying,’ Ecuadorian president says WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange reportedly violated his asylum conditions when he used the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a “center for spying,” the country’s president said in a recent interview.
April 14, 2019 Steve Hecht: Democrats are destabilizing Guatemala for political gain Democrats have been openly meddling in Guatemala to help socialists for years.