Americas

Update: Venezuela says its troops didn’t kill anyone

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-EFE) — Venezuela’s foreign minister said that the military played no role in the deaths of…

Ecuador: Rare giant tortoise surfaces in the Galapagos Islands after a century

‎PUERTO BAQUERIZO MORENO (Galapagos, Ecuador), Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a…

U.S. imposes travel restrictions on DR Congo officials for vote abuses

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. State Department has imposed travel restrictions against five top officials from the Democratic…

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,…