Latin-America
Gunmen target Brazil indigenous people, killing two
Gunmen opened fire Saturday on a group of indigenous people in Brazil's Maranhao state, killing two, according to the state's public security secretariat.
Chile proposes aid for poor households as protests continue
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Tuesday that he had submitted a proposal to offer aid to poor households, which comes amid ongoing anti-government protests.
9 die in stampede as Brazilian police clash with party crowd
Police officers pursuing fleeing suspects clashed with people at a street party in a Sao Paulo slum, setting off a stampede in which nine people died, Brazilian officials said Sunday.
Candidate for Uruguay governing coalition concedes election
The presidential candidate for Uruguay's governing coalition has conceded defeat after a second round of voting.
Myriad frustrations draw Colombians back onto streets
Colombians unhappy with President Iván Duque's response to nearly a week of boisterous protests over everything from job losses to shark hunting took to the streets again Wednesday in a continuing tide of unrest.
Evo Morales accused of terrorism and sedition
Bolivia's interim government is accusing ousted leftist President Evo Morales of terrorism and sedition.
Bolivian interim leader proposes new elections as toll rises
Bolivia's self-proclaimed interim president sent a bill on holding new elections to congress Wednesday amid escalating violence that has claimed at least 30 lives since a disputed Oct. 20 vote and the subsequent resignation and exile of former leader Evo Morales.
Brazil's Bolsonaro officially leaves party
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro officially left the Social Liberal Party (PSL) on Tuesday, as he prepares to launch his own political party.
An ambush in Brazil's Amazon that killed a forest guardian
The indigenous men's hunt wasn't going well, so they pushed deeper into the Amazon forest in northeastern Brazil. They ran out of water and went to a spot where they could drink and bathe.
Argentina's Grossi elected head of UN nuclear watchdog
Rafael Mariano Grossi of Argentina received the majority support required in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors ballot on Tuesday to be appointed the agency's new director general.