U.S.: Peru is key player to restore democracy in Venezuela
LIMA, Feb 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Peruvian Government is a key player in Lima Group’s efforts to restore democracy and social peace in Venezuela,…
Brazil: President Bolsonaro sacks close aide amid political scandal
BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sacked a close aide who helped get him elected after a…
Nicaragua: Two opposition leaders sentenced to ‘unprecedented’ 200 years over protests
Medardo Mairena was sentenced to 216 years in prison for “terrorism” and six other offences related to his participation in…
US tells Venezuela military to back opposition leader Guaido or ‘lose everything’
MIAMI, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump urged Venezuela’s military to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido’s amnesty offer,…
Mexico to convert penal colony into cultural center
MEXICO CITY, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that an island penal colony housing 600…
US: Sixteen states sue Pres Trump over border wall emergency
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a…
Brazil bans upstream dams after deadly Brumadinho disaster
A helicopter crew makes a dramatic rescue in southeastern Brazil. BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil’s National Mining Agency has…
Venezuela denies EU lawmakers entry given ‘conspiratorial motives’
Venezuela’s Armed Forces patrolling the streets as Caracas as a citizen walks by. Photo courtesy TeleSUR CARACAS, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Mexico Ranks Sixth in Medicine Theft Worldwide
Mexico, Feb 18 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Mexico ranks sixth in the sale of stolen medicines, the Association of Pharmaceutical Research…
Haiti officials to lose perks in PM’s response to violent unrest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Government officials in Haiti, one of the world’s poorest countries, will lose their perks under…