Americas

Russia Urges U.S. To Stop Interfering In Venezuela

MOSCOW, Russia, March 31 (NNN-ITAR TASS) – The Russian Foreign Ministry, warned the United States, against further interfering in Venezuela’s…

Guatemala: 15 Police Officers Arrested for Working as Hitmen, Drug Dealers

GUATEMALA CITY, March 30 (NNN-TELESUR) — A series of arrests last week brought down 15 members of a criminal group…

Paraguay Gov’t Proposes to Buy Campesinos Agricultural Debts

ASUNCION, March 30 (NNN-TELESUR) — Representatives of Paraguay’s three branches of government, Indigenous people, and Campesinos established a dialogue table Wednesday in which…

India eyes world’s largest lithium deposits in Bolivia

LA PAZ, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — India on Friday expressed its interest in investing in the lithium industry of Bolivia,…

Opposition returns to the streets, demanding resignation of Haiti’s president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — Hundreds of people protested in the streets of Port-au-Prince Friday, demanding the resignation of Haitian…

US urges China to rethink support for Venezuela’s Maduro

WASHINGTON, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — The United States is trying to persuade China that its economic interests in Venezuela will…

Nearly a third of Argentines living in poverty

BUENOS AIRES, March 30 (NNN-EFE) — A combination of recession and worsening inflation pushed the proportion of Argentines living below…

Zoraida Avalos sworn in as Attorney General of Peru

LIMA, March 30 (NNN-ANDINA) — Magistrate Zoraida Avalos on Friday was sworn in as the Attorney General of Peru for the…

Brazil ex-president Temer hit with new corruption charges – prosecutor

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s former president Michel Temer was hit with corruption charges on Friday, just…

Peru declares state of emergency near China-owned mine as protests mount

Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, right. Photo courtesy of Andina CHALLHUAHUACHO (Peru), March 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian authorities declared a…