Brazil’s former leader Lula survived a corruption conviction and cancer. Now he’s vying for the presidency again
Seventy-six-year-old Lula, as he is commonly known, has emerged as the frontrunner in the race against President Jair Bolsonaro on...
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The pieces of paper this nun is carrying reveal hidden stories of the border
"It's a life, every single one of them," Pimentel says. One of the most well-known migrant advocates in the Rio...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
According to the INPE report, published Friday, 941.34 square kilometers (363 square miles) of forest were cleared between January and...
Peru protests show the wide impact of Putin’s war
Rising fuel costs originally triggered the protests, which started last week, but quickly intensified into large anti-government demonstrations with marches...
At least 14 killed, including 7 children, after floods in landslides in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state
Rain showers began Thursday, leading to deadly landslides in the region. The volume of rain registered in the last 48...
Honduras’ Supreme Court approves extradition of former president to the US
The decision by the country's highest court to reject Hernández's appeal ratifies a March 16 decision by a Honduran judge...
Prince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica speech
"I strongly agree with my father, the Prince of Wales, who said in Barbados last year that the appalling atrocity...
Nicaraguan ambassador turns on own government, says Nicaraguans are tired of Ortega ‘dictatorship’
Speaking in a video address to the Organization of American States (OAS), Nicaragua's Ambassador to the OAS Arturo McFields said,...
Nicaragua sentences ex-presidential candidate to 8 years in prison amid wider opposition crackdown
This is the latest crackdown by President Daniel Ortega's government on opposition members.Ortega claimed a fifth term as president last...
Hatchet-wielding attacker at Canada mosque charged for possible hate-motivated attack, police say
The charges against Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, include assault with a weapon; administering noxious substance with intent...
Worshipers at Canadian mosque subdue hatchet-wielding attacker, police say
Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, was arrested at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre about 7 a.m. local time...
Cuba’s anti-government protesters sentenced up to 30 years behind bars
"The citizens are accused of committing and provoking serious disturbances and acts of vandalism, with the purpose of destabilizing public...
Boric sworn in as Chile’s president in sharp political shift
At the Congress building in the port city of Valparaiso, Boric, a tattooed former protest leader and lawmaker, took the...
Protesters seemed undeterred at critical bridge to US hours past a deadline set by a Canadian judge
But hours after the judge's 7 p.m. deadline for the crowds to clear the area, little had changed. Dozens of...
Search reveals 169 potential unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school, officials say
The Kapawe'no First Nation, which is located over 200 miles northwest of Edmonton, said the discovery was made at the...
Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act, saying existing laws are enough to deal with protesters
Scenes from the Canadian trucker protests Scenes from the Canadian trucker protestsA truck is towed away in front of Ottawa's...
Colombia becomes latest Latin American country to partially decriminalize abortion
The country's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of legalizing abortion up until 24 weeks of a pregnancy, the supreme tribunal...
A Chilean indigenous language vanishes as last native speaker dies
Cristina Calderon died on Wednesday, aged 93. She had mastered the Yamana language of the Yagan community and after the...
Canadian police working to clear Ottawa downtown of protesters say they have arrested more than 100 demonstrators
"Anyone who fell, got up and walked away. We're unaware of any injuries," police said on Twitter.One person was arrested...
Blockades at Canadian border crossings are coming to an end, but protests persist in Ottawa
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced Tuesday that they have "worked to peacefully resolve the situation" with demonstrators at the...
