Brazil puts $3 billion freeze on Vale assets after dam disaster
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian judicial authorities have frozen $3 billion in assets of the Vale mining company after…
5 years ago
South America
US calls to ‘stand with freedom’ in Venezuela as EU gives ultimatum
by Laura BONILLA CAL / Philippe RATER Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The United States pressed…
5 years ago
Fears rise for 300 missing in Brazil dam disaster; 9 bodies recovered
by Pascale Trouillaud Agence France Presse BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rescuers worked overnight into Saturday searching for around 300…
5 years ago
Venezuela’s military backs Maduro, as standoff hardens with US
Venezuela's powerful military threw its weight behind Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as the US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido pressed a…
5 years ago
Canada will host Lima meeting on Venezuela: official
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) - Canada will host the next meeting of the Lima Group on the Venezuela crisis, a senior…
5 years ago
Venezuelan military: The muscle behind Maduro
by Alexander MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - The latest developments in Venezuela's political crisis have dealt a…
5 years ago
At El Chapo trial, ex-hitman tells of kingpin’s gruesome tactics
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A former hitman for Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman on Thursday offered…
5 years ago
13 dead in two days of Venezuela unrest: rights group
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- Thirteen people have died during two days of unrest in Venezuela amid protests against leftist leader Nicolas…
5 years ago
Regional powers recognize Maduro opponent as interim leader
DAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United States, Canada and major South American nations recognized the head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislature…
5 years ago
Venezuela opposition leader names self ‘acting president’
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) -- The head of Venezuela's opposition-led National Assembly proclaimed himself…
5 years ago
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