Americas

Wife of Guatemalan president investigated for cashing illegal cheques -prosecutor

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The wife of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will be investigated on suspicion of cashing…

Trans asylum-seeker killed after U.S. deportation back to El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Salvadoran transgender woman who sought asylum in the United States was killed weeks…

Ecuador Activates Earthquake Emergency Committees

Quito, Feb 23 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Ecuadorian authorities activated the provincial Emergency Operations Committees (COE) after two earthquakes were registered…

Bolivia: President Morales says intervention in Venezuela “will bring war”

LA PAZ, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivian President Evo Morales warned Friday that any intervention in Venezuela “will only bring…

Cuba calls for international mobilisation to prevent war in Venezuela

HAVANA, Feb 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) called on Latin American political and social forces to…

FTAs: Government ratifies Peru-Australia agreement; progress in talks with UK, China

LIMA, Feb 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Executive Branch on Friday ratified the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed on Feb 12,…

Peru President’s visit to Portugal, Spain to strengthen relations, investments

LIMA, Feb 23 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Martin Vizcarra’s State visits to Portugal and Spain will strengthen bilateral relations and promote investments,…

US ‘strongly condemns’ Venezuela use of force after troops kill 2 near Brazil border

Photo courtesy avn.info.ve WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The US “strongly condemns” theVenezuelan military’s use of force, the White House…

Brazil judge suspends Embraer-Boeing tie-up negotiations: court document

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian judge has suspended negotiations for the tie-up of Brazilian aircraft maker…

Deep 7.5-magnitude quake hits Ecuador-Peru border region

LIMA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A deep magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck the Peru-Ecuador border region early on Friday morning, the US Geological…