Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Guatemala police investigate bus crash which killed 55Police in Guatemala are investigating what could have caused a passenger bus to crash through a…
Tag: South America
Ecuador: Polling in presidential election led by Daniel Noboa, Luisa Gonzalez
Voters in Ecuador are set to pick their next president in a race dominated by the country’s security crisis and struggling economy. Polls opened at 7am local time (12:00 GMT)…
Panama: Indigenous group flees drowning Gardi Sugdub island
“If the island sinks, I will sink with it,” Delfino Davies says, his smile not fading for a second. There is silence, except for the swish of his broom across…
Argentina: Canal turns bright red, alarming residents
A canal in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red on Thursday, alarming local residents. Pictures and videos show the intensely coloured water flowing into an estuary,…
Brazil: Neymar’s return to Santos is complete.
Neymar’s return to his boyhood club, Santos, is complete. One of Brazil’s greatest footballing exports, and still the world’s most expensive player, has signed a six-month contract that brings him back to…
Colombia: At least 80 people killed in northeast as ELN peace talks fail
More than 80 people have been killed in just three days in northeast Colombia following failed attempts to hold peace talks with the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN), an official has said.…
Venezuela: President Maduro begins third term amid international protest
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third six-year term, despite an outpouring of international condemnation following July’s contested presidential election. Standing before the National Assembly in…
Venezuela: UN alarmed at arrests in ahead of protest
The United Nations has expressed its alarm after it received reports of arbitrary detentions and intimidation in Venezuela ahead of opposition marches on Thursday. The office of the UN Human…
Venezuela: Authorities offer a reward for candidate’s arrest
Venezuela’s government has offered a $100,000 (£81,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of the opposition’s exiled presidential candidate Edmundo González. He fled the country in September and was granted political…
Puerto Rico: People left in dark by New Year’s Eve blackout
Puerto Rico was plunged into darkness on New Year’s Eve by a nearly island-wide blackout. About 90% of almost 1.5 million customers had no electricity, said Luma Energy, the island’s…