South America

South America 11/16/19, 18:53

When children, who usually bring fun to the family, are born, they need the love and care of adults because they can't drink or feed themself, and they also can't say they're hungry. But as ...

South America 11/08/19, 05:13

Brazil's Supreme Court delivered a ruling that could release almost 5,000 inmates still appealing their convictions, including former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other powerful figures jailed in a sprawling corruption investigation. The court ...

South America 11/01/19, 18:38

The U.S. government is considering sanctioning Spain for the aid that the socialist government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez would be provide to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to Bloomberg, the Treasury Department is studying economic ...

South America 11/01/19, 15:43

Amid Chile's social crisis, President Donald Trump said he supports Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government in its efforts to "restore national order" in the South American country. President Trump called Piñera on Wednesday to express his ...

South America 10/30/19, 12:36

A 13-year-old Brazilian girl has been arrested over the murder of her pregnant sister who she is accused of killing before cutting out her baby and stoning another child to death. Fabiana Santana, 23, was eight ...

South America 10/25/19, 13:25

A sick Brazilian boy died after his father blew up the money that was raised for the child's medical treatment on hookers, drugs, and parties instead, according to reports. Two-year-old Joao Miguel Alves died at his ...

South America 10/18/19, 18:26

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Venezuela’s election to the Human Rights Council “is an embarrassment to the United Nations and a tragedy for the people of Venezuela.” Venezuela won a contested election for ...

South America 10/15/19, 20:08

A seven-story building collapsed Tuesday in an upscale part of the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing one person and leaving others trapped with some communicating with family members by cellphone from under debris, officials said. Fire ...

Inspired Stories 09/18/19, 12:10

A garbage man created a community library in his own home and donates books to children, believing that education can break the cycle of poverty. Jose Alberto Gutierrez, 55, a garbage man who lives in Bogota, ...

South America 09/17/19, 17:45

The former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, ordered his subordinates to coordinate actions to flood the United States with cocaine produced by the Marxist guerrilla FARC, since 2005. U.S. federal prosecutors reported these attempts by the ...

South America 09/13/19, 22:24

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met his visiting Brazilian counterpart, Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Speaking at the press conference, the two men affirmed the strategic partnerships between ...

Central America 09/06/19, 13:26

Mexico said it has met a U.S. 90-day deadline to reduce migrant flows across its territory. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard is to deliver a final report on the Mexican government initiatives on Friday, Sept. 6, three ...

South America 08/30/19, 23:01

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's son and the country's foreign minister visited the White House, on Friday, Aug. 30, seeking U.S. help, as firefighters battled to contain the ravaging wildfires in the Amazon. The Brazilian leader said ...

South America 08/24/19, 17:32

Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region and prompted anti-government protests as well as an international outcry. Some 44,000 troops will ...

Central America 08/07/19, 00:19

The United States is ready to target any individual or country that supports Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime. On Tuesday, speaking from Peru's capital Lima, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said the Trump administration will start ...

South America 07/25/19, 19:26

With a clarinet, saxophone, or violin in handcuffed hands, a group of prisoners were transported in a special armored bus to the national theater in the capital of Peru, Lima. The purpose—was for the prisoners to ...