South America - Page 35

March 28, 2024

Woman rushed to hospital for life-saving procedure after eating pork rinds

A Peruvian woman underwent major surgery after she ingested a sharp object from her bag of pork rinds. The object, which turned out to be a nail, pierced her carotid artery.

March 26, 2024

Bulgarian authorities seize $6.8M worth of cocaine hidden in banana shipment from Ecuador

Bulgarian customs authorities intercepted approximately 370 pounds of cocaine from a shipment of bananas originating from Ecuador. The drugs were hidden.

March 26, 2024

ICE deports 75-year-old man wanted for death-squad killings during El Salvador’s civil war

A 75-year-old El Salvador man has been deported to the South American country to face charges for murder and other crimes related to death squad killings in the country’s civil war.

March 25, 2024

Maduro makes official re-election run while would-be rival struggles to register candidacy

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has made his candidacy for re-election official, while his potential rivals were unable to register; Maduro has 'managed to block his chief opponents from running.'

March 25, 2024

Argentines who were kidnapped by the military as babies in the 1970s reflect on their history

The 133 “recovered grandchildren" of Argentina were abducted during the country's dictatorship, separated from their families and raised by their captors.

March 24, 2024

Ecuador's youngest mayor, her communications director found fatally shot in vehicle

Ecuador's youngest mayor, Brigitte Garcia, was found shot dead alongside her communications director on Sunday morning in the province of Manabi.

March 21, 2024

Senate strikes down Biden move allowing potentially diseased beef into US

The Senate voted in favor of a bipartisan resolution Thursday blocking the Department of Agriculture's action lifting the ban on Paraguayan beef imports.

March 21, 2024

Argentina human rights organization marks 47 years of searching for children kidnapped by military

Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, a human rights organization created by women whose children were kidnapped by an Argentina military dictatorship, is marking 47 years of work.

March 20, 2024

Venezuelan authorities arrest campaign staffers of opposition candidate in alleged violent plot

Arrest warrants were issued Wednesday for the presidential campaign manager of Venezuelan opposition politician Maria Corina Machado, as well as 8 other staffers.

March 19, 2024

Colombia's largest criminal group accepts president's offer to broker peace deal

The Gaitanista Self Defense Forces of Colombia, or Gulf Clan, has accepted left-wing President Gustavo Petro's invitation to begin peace negotiations.