Brazil judge orders Facebook to cut ‘fake news’ on slain activist
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A Brazilian judge on Wednesday ordered Facebook to remove fake news posted about slain…
6 years ago
South America
Brazil court rejects Lula’s latest appeal
by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A Brazilian court on Monday rejected former president Luiz Inacio…
6 years ago
Peru’s new president sworn in after impeachment drama
by Francisco Jara © Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Martin Vizcarra was sworn in as Peru's new president Friday, catapulted…
6 years ago
Peru’s embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation Wednesday in an address to the nation, the…
6 years ago
Thousands of Brazilians mourn slain Rio councillor, rights activist
by Sebastian Smith and Carola Sole © Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Thousands of Brazilians took to the…
6 years ago
Miles de personas marchan en Chile en el Día Internacional de la Mujer
Krest-Anne Cortes Eagle News Service SANTIAGO, Chile—Miles de personas marcharon por Chile para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Mujer. En…
6 years ago
Lula risks jail in coming weeks after Brazil court ruling
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - A top Brazilian court Tuesday rejected a bid by former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to stave off prison,…
6 years ago
Sex abuse by priests at Chilean church school was an unending ‘perverse game’, says victim
by Giovanna Fleitas Agence France Presse VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AFP) -- Sexual abuse at the hands of priests…
6 years ago
400 kilos of cocaine found in Russian embassy in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Police have seized nearly 400 kilos of cocaine from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires…
6 years ago
Forty-four dead after bus tumbles from Peru mountain road
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A double-decker bus veered off a mountain road and plunged into a ravine in southern Peru Wednesday, killing…
6 years ago
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