South America

Ecuador hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public…

Pompeo visits Colombia-Venezuela border

by Francisco JARA LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a visit to Peru on Sunday…

Torrential rain in Rio de Janeiro leaves 10 dead

by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de…

Thousands rally in Brazil to protest Lula’s first year in prison

CURITIBA, Brazil (AFP) -- Several thousand supporters of former Brazilian president Lula Inacio da Silva rallied on Sunday outside the…

Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro

by Alexander MARTINEZ CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets…

‘Nothing is going to stop us,’ says Venezuela’s Guaido after immunity lifted

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday insisted nothing would stop his bid to remove his…

Venezuela’s Guaido fears arrest after court ruling

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's Juan Guaido said Tuesday he feared being abducted by government agents in the coming days…

Top Venezuela court calls to strip Guaido’s immunity

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's top court called on the ruling Constituent Assembly Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido…

At least 20 dead in Peru bus fire: emergency services

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- At least 20 people were killed and about a dozen injured Sunday night in a bus…

Venezuela cuts workday, extends school cancelation over blackouts

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Venezuela's government announced Sunday that it is reducing the length of the workday and keeping schools…

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