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Brazil Documentary Gets Oscar Nomination, Exposes Division
SAO PAULO - The Academy Award nomination for a Brazilian documentary about the impeachment of then-President Dilma Rousseff has once again laid bare the polarization of Latin America's largest...
Read moreQueen Agrees to Let Harry, Meghan Move Part-Time to Canada
SANDRINGHAM, ENGLAND - Queen Elizabeth II said Monday that she has agreed to grant Prince Harry and Meghan their wish for a more independent life that will see them...
Read moreUS Issues Fresh Venezuela-Related Sanctions -Treasury
Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday the United States would continue to pressure Venezuela's oil industry and those who support it with economic sanctions, citing world oil prices...
Read moreRio Party Launching Countdown to Carnival Ends in Disorder
RIO DE JANEIRO - A massive celebration in Rio de Janeiro Sunday marking the start of the 50-day countdown to Brazil's world famous Carnival was marred by tear gas,...
Read moreMonument to Honor US-Mexican Dual Citizens Slain in Mexico
LA MORA, MEXICO - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday that a monument will be put up to memorialize nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens ambushed and slain last year...
Read moreHaiti Quake Survivors Still Struggling, 10 Years Later
A decade after the devastating earthquake that killed more than 200,000 Haitians and left millions more homeless life has not improved for many survivors. Ma Drapo, Sent Mari and...
Read moreNew Protests Erupt in Iran fter Military Admits Shooting Down Plane
Anti-government protests erupted again Sunday night in Iran for a second day of demonstrations against the military, which first denied and then admitted it mistakenly shot down a civilian...
Read moreIran Faces 2nd Day of Protests After Military Admitted Shooting Down Plane
Iran deployed riot police in Tehran, the capital, on Sunday as authorities faced a second day of protests after the military admitted to mistakenly shooting down a civilian Ukrainian...
Read moreIran Braces for More Protests After Military Admitted Shooting Down Plane
The Extremism Watch Desk and the Persian News Network contributed to this report. Iran has deployed riot police in Tehran, the capital, as the country braces for another day...
Read moreIran Forced Into Telling Truth About Doomed Flight
Iranian officials told the truth about the circumstances of a Ukrainian jetliner crash only after it became apparent that the evidence on the ground from the doomed flight would...
Read moreCanada Mourns Ukrainian Airlines Crash Victims
Everything thats related to war and people trying to kill each other for the sake of land or oil, its always stupid, Danny Gonzalez told Canada CTV News about...
Read moreHeightened Push for Full Probe, Justice Follow Iran’s Admission on Jet Shootdown
The aerospace commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on state television Saturday that he took "full responsibility" for the mistaken shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner this weekand...
Read moreReaction Swift, Stern to Irans Downing of Ukrainian Jetliner
In the face of mounting evidence, Iran acknowledged Saturday that it had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner by accident this weekafter it took off inTehran, killing all 176 people...
Read moreA New Law on Forcible Displacement Gives Thousands of Salvadorans a New Lease on Life
GENEVA - El Salvador has passed a new law on internally displaced people that the U.N. refugee agency says will offer a new lease on life for tens of...
Read moreIran’s Revolutionary Guards Take Responsibility for Downed Ukrainian Aircraft
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have admitted it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian jetliner earlier this week. The Guards' aerospace commander said on state television Saturday, "I take full responsibility and...
Read moreIran Says It Unintentionally Shot Down Ukrainian Jet
Iran admitted Saturday that its military shot down a Ukrainian passenger jetearlier this week in the outskirts of Tehran, killing all 176 people aboard. The downing of the Ukraine...
Read moreUS Bans Charter Flights to Cuban Cities Besides Havana
HAVANA - The Trump administration is banning charter flights to Cuban cities besides Havana in a new tightening of U.S. restrictions on the island. In October, the administration banned...
Read moreAs Iran, US Take Step Back from Brink, Canada Grieves
TORONTO - The worst had passed, it seemed, and the United States and Iran no longer appeared poised at the edge of war. All is well!'' President Donald Trump...
Read more10 Years After Deadly Haiti Quake, Survivors Feel Forgotten
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - Ten years ago, Herlande Mitile was left disabled by the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. Today, she uses a wheelchair jury-rigged with a piece of string,...
Read moreIran Invites NTSB, Boeing to Participate in Ukrainian Plane CrashInvestigation
Iran has invited the National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. accident investigation agency, to participate in the probe of the Ukrainian Boeing commercial jetliner that crashed near Tehran earlier...
Read moreUkrainian Plane Believed to Be Downed Accidentally by Iran
U.S. and Canadian officials say there is evidence suggesting that an Iranian missile downed the Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran on Wednesday. Media reports are rife with speculation about...
Read moreVenezuelan Opposition Leader Tells VOA He Is Not Giving Up
Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaid, has accused the government of Nicols Maduro of trying to bribe lawmakers to vote against his re-election as National Assembly president in an effort...
Read moreMissing Mexican Radio Host Found Dead in Violent Michoacan
MEXICO CITY - A radio station host and manager in the Mexican state of Michoacan who went missing in late November has been found dead, officials said on Thursday,...
Read moreIranian Investigators: Ukrainian Plane on Fire Before Crash
Iranian investigators said Thursday the crew of a Ukrainian passenger jet that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehrans airport had tried to turn back, and that the pilot...
Read moreUkraine, Canada Demand Thorough Investigation of Boeing Crash in Iran
Ukrainian officials have suspended flights to and from Iran until it is determined what caused its Boeing 737-800 passenger jet to crash shortly after taking off from Tehran's international...
Read moreGuatemalaPresidentSaysNoDeal toSend MexicansThere
GUATEMALA CITY - Outgoing Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said Wednesdaythathis government had not agreed to receive Mexicans who sought asylum in the U.S. Morales, whose presidency ends next week,...
Read more63 Canadians Dead in Iran Plane Crash
TORONTO - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed his government will get answers after a Ukrainian passenger jet crashed, killing 63 Canadians, just minutes after taking off from Iran's...
Read moreGunman Gets Life Term in US `Quick and Livid’ Border Killing
TUCSON, ARIZONA - A man convicted of shooting a U.S. Border Patrol agent nine years ago in a case that exposed a botched federal gun operation known as ``Fast...
Read morePuerto Ricans Left Homeless After Biggest Quake in Century
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO - Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes...
Read morePuerto Ricans Sleep Outdoors, Wait for Power After ‘Devastating’ Quake
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Many Puerto Ricans woke up on Wednesday to a second day without electricity after the island's worst earthquake in over a century knocked out...
Read moreTrump Sending Aid Mission to Bolivia Ahead of Election
MIAMI - The Trump administration is sending an assessment team to Bolivia this week to discuss possible resumption of foreign aid to the Andean nation following the ouster of...
Read moreVenezuelan Photojournalist Released After 16 Months in Military Prison
WASHINGTON - Venezuelan photojournalist Jesus Medina was released late Monday from a military prison southwest of Caracas following 16 months in detention, according to Venezuela-based rights organization Foro Penal....
Read moreVenezuelan Opposition Leader Enters Legislative Building After Standoff with Troops
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido entered the country's legislative building Tuesday, two days after the ruling Socialist Party installed its own parliamentary leadership, the latest development in an effort...
Read moreAs Venezuela Crisis Deepens, US Stands with Guaido
The U.S. is standing firmly with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, as both he and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, claim to be the country's parliamentary speaker after two...
Read morePuerto Rico Struck by Powerful Earthquake
A strong earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, the latest in a series of quakes to hit the U.S. territory in recent days. The 6.4-magnitude quake was located...
Read moreAnother Powerful Earthquake Strikes Puerto Rico
A strong earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday morning, the latest in a series of quakes to hit the U.S. territory in recent days. The 6.4-magnitude quake was located...
Read moreVenezuela Crisis Deepens, US Stands with Guaido After He is Barred from National Assembly
The U.S. is standing firmly with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, as both he and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, claim to be the country's parliamentary speaker after two...
Read moreVenezuela’s Guaido and Rival Lawmaker Call for Competing Legislative Sessions
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and his new rival, lawmaker Luis Parra, called for competing legislative sessions Tuesday after both claimed to be the country's parliamentary speaker. On Sunday,...
Read moreVenezuela’s Guaido Blocked from Congressas Rival Lawmaker Claims Speaker Post
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, backed by socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, both claimed to be the country's parliament speaker after two separate votes...
Read moreLima Group Backs Guaido Re-election as Venezuela’s Congress Splits
LIMA - The Lima Group regional bloc said on Monday it backed the re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of Venezuela's Congress after Nicolas Maduro's socialist government...
Read more5.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes Puerto Rico, Damaging Homes
GUANICA, PUERTO RICO - A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the...
Read moreVenezuela’s Guaido, Maduro-Backed MP Make Competing Speakership Claims
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, backed by socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, claimed to be the country's parliament speaker on Sunday after two separate...
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5.7 Earthquake Strikes Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - A 5.7-magnitude quake jolted Puerto Ricans out of their beds Monday morning, the strongest quake yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been...
Read moreMaduro Backers Stage Takeover of Venezuelan Legislature
Pro-government legislators seized control of Venezuelas opposition-dominated legislature Sunday, moving to install a backer of President Nicolas Maduro as National Assembly president while government security forces blocked opposition lawmakers...
Read moreVenezuelan Opposition Leader Guaido Stopped From Entering National Assembly
Venezuelas opposition leader Juan Guaido lashed out at police on Sunday for preventing him from attending the National Assembly where he was due to be voted in for a...
Read moreEx-Mexico Security Chief Pleads Not Guilty to Taking Bribes From ‘El Chapo’
NEW YORK - Mexicos former top security official pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin El Chapo Guzmans notorious Sinaloa...
Read moreFormer Mexico Security Chief Pleads Not Guilty in US Case
NEW YORK - Mexicos former top security official pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he accepted a fortune in drug-money bribes from kingpin Joaquin El Chapo Guzmans notorious Sinaloa...
Read moreMexican President Calls for Julian Assange to be Released From UK Prison
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday called for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to be released from prison in London, urging an end to what...
Read moreUS Slaps Sanctions on Cuba Defense Minister over Support for Venezuela’s Maduro
WASHINGTON - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Cuba's defense minister, accusing him of human rights violations and supporting socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State...
Read moreNumber of Shootings Down in Rio de Janeiro, Report Says
RIO DE JANEIRO - Shootings in the greater Rio de Janeiro metro area dropped nearly 24 percent in 2019, according to data published Thursday. There were 7,363 shootings in...
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