Latin America

Hundreds flee as fire devastates resort island of Guanaja in Honduras

Oct 03, 2021 08:58

A huge fire destroyed or damaged more than 200 houses and businesses on the Honduran island of Guanaja on Saturday, forcing hundreds of residents to flee for safety and ravaging the tourism-dependent resort, relief authorities said.
UN condemns xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile

Sep 28, 2021 11:10

The United Nations has condemned the violent and xenophobic attacks against Venezuelan migrants in Chile over the weekend as public anger mounts over their presence in the country.
Tens of thousands of US-bound migrants stuck in Mexico's 'open-air prison'

Sep 16, 2021 09:33

Tens of thousands of US-bound refugees have been stranded in what they describe as a huge open-air prison in southern Mexico.
Colombia, Venezuela tensions rising as Bogota boosts troop presence on border

Sep 14, 2021 10:27

Colombia has increased its troop presence on the joint border with Venezuela after five Colombian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in an attack.
Mexico talks: Venezuela govt., opposition agree on pandemic response, disputed area

Sep 07, 2021 10:55

The Venezuelan government has signed partial agreements with opposition representatives during talks in Mexico, in a move praised by President Nicolas Maduro as "a success for Venezuelans,” after years of political crisis in the Latin American country.
Iran, Nicaragua seek united front against US pressure

Sep 01, 2021 07:03

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has underlined the need for close cooperation with Nicaragua and other Latin American states on the world stage to foil US sanctions against independent nations.
Colombians hit streets to protest against government

Aug 27, 2021 09:46

Thousands of protesters demonstrated peacefully in Colombia on Thursday to urge its congress to approve union-backed social and economic policies supporters say will benefit the most vulnerable.
Venezuela asks ICC to probe US sanctions as crime against humanity

Aug 25, 2021 12:33

Venezuela says it has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate US sanctions imposed on the Latin American country as crimes against humanity and has provided The Hague-based tribunal with evidence.
Haiti to hold presidential, other elections in November

Aug 12, 2021 08:54

Haiti will hold a presidential election on November 7, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise last month, which threw the country into political chaos.
Biden under fire for deportation of vulnerable migrants at southern border

Aug 12, 2021 08:51

The administration of US President Joe Biden is ramping up deportations and prosecutions of migrants crossing the southern border, under a Trump-era order, that left vulnerable asylum-seekers subjected to sexual abuse and murder at the he hands of drug cartels and human traffickers, right organizations warn.