Americas

Venezuela: Pres Maduro visits military commandos, calls for strengthening intelligence

CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) here on…

Colombia’s navy recovers bodies of 12 drowned African migrants

BOGOTA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s navy has recovered the bodies of 12 African migrants, including seven children, who died…

Chile escape: Fugitive ex-guerrilla Patricio Ortiz Montenegro returns to Santiago after 23 years

SANTIAGO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chilean former left-wing militant, renowned for a daring prison escape in 1996, has returned…

United Nations: ‘Indigenous Languages Are Part of Our Identities’, says Bolivian Pres Evo Morales

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke at the U.N. General Assembly for the opening ceremony…

6.5-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, leaving three people injured and…

US sets deadline for foreigners dealing in Venezuela oil

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Non-U.S. entities buying oil or petroleum products from Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA in deals that involve…

Venezuela’s opposition to up pressure on Maduro with new weekend rally

CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido prepared to crank up the pressure on embattled President Nicolas…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro faces political test as new Congress sits

BRASILIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Plans by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to shake up Latin America’s biggest economy with pro-business reforms…

Pres Trump leans toward declaring state of emergency on US-Mexico border

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump gave his strongest indication yet that he will soon declare a state of…

US says to withdraw from arms control treaty in six months

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced it will withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia…