Brics will not become a military alliance, Russia asserts
MOSCOW, Oct 14 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Brics group has never been nor intends to become a military alliance, the…
Poorest countries face highest debt burden for 18 years: World Bank
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world’s 26 poorest economies are facing the most significant debt burden since 2006, the…
Mexico: Five beheaded bodies found in Jalisco
GUADALAJARA (Mexico), Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities said they had found the bodies of five decapitated men on a…
Guatemala: 6 killed in car crash in southern Escuintla department
GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — Six people, including minors, died Sunday in a highway car crash in southern Guatemala’s…
South Africa: R25 million cocaine bust at airport
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 13 (NNN-SANEWS) — Customs officials of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have made a cocaine bust at…
Paraguay tightens the screws on fight against money laundering and terrorism financing
ASUNCION, Oct 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Paraguayan authorities announced that adjustments were being implemented to comply with the Latin American Financial…
Panama adopts El Salvador-style approach to gang violence
PANAMA CITY, Oct 13 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Panamian Government of President Raul Mulino announced this week that it would adopt…
Colombia guerilla group urges delegations not to attend COP16 in Cali
BOGOTA, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Colombian guerilla group on Saturday urged delegations not to attend the COP16 biodiversity summit…
Eight dead as heavy rain thrashes Brazil after long drought
BRASILIA, Oct 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people died after heavy rains in Brazil, authorities said Saturday, as storms…
Drought: Another week of blackouts in Ecuador
A soldier stands guard at the Mazar hydroelectric plant in Las Palmas, Ecuador, Quito, Oct 13 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Ecuador…