Americas

At least seven dead, 30 injured in Bolivia bus accident

LA PAZ, April 12 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least seven people died and nearly 30 were injured after a bus overturned on a highway in southwest…

Assange will not be extradited to a country with death penalty, Ecuador president says

QUITO, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,arrested in London on Thursday after Quito withdrew his political asylum,will not…

Assange aide arrested trying to leave Ecuador: official

QUITO, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A collaborator of WikiLeaks founderJulian Assange was arrested Thursday in Ecuador while trying to flee…

US urges Sudan army to bring civilians into government

WASHINGTON, April 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States urgedSudan’s army to bring civilians into government after ousting veteran leader Omar…

Mexico marks centennial of Zapata’s death with stamps, lottery

MEXICO CITY, April 11 (NNN-EFE) — The government said it was marking the centennial of the death of Mexican revolutionary…

Mexico’s president rips press over fake news

MEXICO CITY, April 11 (NNN-EFE) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday criticized the news media for putting…

Brazil’ finance minister optimistic about pension reform and privatizations

BRASILIA, April 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said he is “optimistic” that Congress will pass a pension…

Petrobras to receive US$ 9.058bn following agreement with the government

BRASILIA, April 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Brazilian government reached a landmark deal to pay state-controlled oil company Petrobras SA US$9.058…

Angry mourners demand ‘justice’ over Brazil military shooting

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anguish mixed with anger at the funeral of a Brazilian musician shot dead…

Electricity restored following another outage in Venezuela

CARACAS, April 11 (NNN-Xinhua) — Power has been restored following an outage Tuesday night due to a failure in Venezuela’s…