Amazon fires: French activists urge more Brazil action
Pretending to be trees in the Amazon, activists marched through Paris urging Brazil’s president to do more to fight fires in the Amazon rainforest. Some 200 demonstrators walked Saturday toward…
Venezuela says it has proof of anti-Maduro plot in Colombia
The Venezuelan government presented evidence Saturday of what it called paramilitary training camps in neighboring Colombia to plot violent attacks to undermine President Nicolás Maduro. Communications Minister Jorge Rodríguez appeared…
Crowds fill Argentine streets to back conservative president
Tens of thousands of Argentines jammed streets in the capital and other cities Saturday to show support for conservative President Mauricio Macri, who is facing a tough fight heading into…
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth in 140 years
Scorching temperatures this year broke records, including July becoming the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, scientists said Thursday. Interested in Climate Change? Add Climate Change as an interest to…
Shootings prompt other countries to warn about travel to US
The United States often takes a leading role in calling out the world’s most dangerous places, warning its people about the risks of traveling to countries that are at war,…
Venezuelan authorities arrest 2 Guaidó security guards
Venezuelan authorities have detained two members of opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s security team, keeping pressure on their U.S.-backed adversary even as the two sides hold talks aimed at finding a…
Italy court sentences 24 people to life for Operation Condor
A court in Italy sentenced 24 people to life in prison for their involvement in human rights crimes committed during the “Operation Condor” offensive by South American governments to hunt…
Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88
Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound…
Thousands pour into Colombia as Venezuela reopens border
Thousands of people crossed into Colombia on Saturday to buy food and medicine after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reopened a border between the countries that had been shut down for…
The Latest: Peru declares 3 days of mourning for García
The Latest on former Peruvian President Alan García (all times local): 3:30 p.m. Peru has declared three days of mourning in honor of former President Alan García following his death…