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January 26, 2019

How socialism turned Venezuela from the wealthiest country in South America into an economic basket case

Venezuela was once the wealthiest country in South America, but in recent years millions have fled the country amid mass starvation and violence after socialist policies were enacted and government seized private industries.

January 25, 2019

Maduro's security beefed up by Russian military contractors amid Venezuela political turmoil, report says

Russian military contractors who do secret missions for the Kremlin have reportedly arrived in Venezuela in the past two days to protect President Nicolas Maduro in the face on U.S.-backed opposition protests, a new report says.

January 25, 2019

Openly gay Brazilian congressman resigns, flees country over death threats

An openly gay Brazilian congressman said Thursday he was quitting his post and fleeing the country because of mounting death threats.

January 24, 2019

Pope Francis urges Catholic youth to build bridges, not 'walls that sow fear and look to divide'

The pope welcomed tens of thousands of young people to World Youth Day, the Catholic Church's big youth rally.

January 24, 2019

Nikki Haley led the way with Venezuela condemnation at UN

The Trump administration has seen noticeable progress in calling attention to the Venezuela crisis in the United Nations and U.N. Security Council over the last couple of years -- an effort that began with former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who took up the issue when she started the job in 2017.

January 24, 2019

American missionary in Brazil accused of exposing Amazon tribe to ‘risk of death’

An American missionary in Brazil believed to have passed through the Amazon rainforest area occupied by a remote indigenous tribe is now being accused of exposing them to disease -- and even death.

January 23, 2019

Maduro severing Venezuelan relations with US

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he's cutting off relations with the U.S., and giving U.S. diplomats 72 hours to abandon the country.

January 23, 2019

Search for missing soccer player Emiliano Sala becomes recovery mission, officials say

Search and rescue crews are holding out for the hope that Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were able to get on to a life raft after their plane went down in the English Channel.

January 22, 2019

Mexico murder rate breaks record with more than 33,000 cases opened in 2018, statistics show

Homicide cases in Mexico rose by 33 percent in 2018, shattering the country’s record for the second consecutive year, newly-released government statistics show.

January 21, 2019

Ecuador to clamp down on immigration controls after Venezuelan migrant murders pregnant girlfriend

Ecuador is putting new immigration controls in-place amid the ongoing Venezuela migration crisis after a Venezuelan man slaughtered his pregnant Ecuadorian girlfriend on Saturday.