South America - Page 91

August 18, 2019

Little League World Series player shows how low a batter can go

It may be the weirdest batting stance in baseball history. A hitter on the team from Venezuela participating in this year’s Little League World Series in Pennsylvania may have crouched lower in the batter’s box than any player ever has.

July 31, 2019

4 Brazilian inmates purportedly involved in deadly prison riots die during transport to safer lockup

Four inmates allegedly involved in a deadly riot between prison gangs have died of asphyxiation while being transferred to a safer location, Brazilian authorities said Wednesday as they continued efforts in identifying the 58 who died during Monday’s clash.

July 11, 2019

Catholic bishop to rain down 'holy water' from helicopter in 'mass exorcism' over city

A Catholic bishop is reaching for new heights to save a city wrought with "evil."

June 27, 2019

Maduro government claims plot to assassinate Venezuelan leader thwarted

An assassination attempt against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, which Maduro claimed was a part of a “fascist” plot to overthrow the government, was thwarted, officials said.

June 17, 2019

Lights slowly return to South America after massive blackout, hunt on for cause

As lights turned back on across Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay after a massive blackout that hit tens of millions people, authorities were still largely in the dark about what caused the collapse of the interconnected grid and were tallying the damage from the unforeseen disaster.

June 7, 2019

Neymar testifies in Brazil about posting accuser's photos

Soccer star Neymar testified for almost two hours in Rio de Janeiro's police headquarters Thursday in a cybercrimes investigation linked to a woman's rape allegation against him.

April 30, 2019

Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: 'We are with you!'

The Trump administration voiced full support Tuesday for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó as he led a contingent of heavily armed troops into the streets of Caracas amid a call for the military to rise up and oust the South American nation’s disputed president, Nicolás Maduro. 

April 30, 2019

Venezuela political crisis deepens as opposition calls for military uprising

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early in a bold and risky call for the military to rise up and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.

April 17, 2019

Trump reverses slew of Obama-era Cuba policies in new crackdown

The Trump administration on Wednesday rescinded several Obama-era policies toward Cuba, while imposing tough sanctions against Venezuela and Nicaragua – as part of a new crackdown on what National Security Adviser John Bolton dubbed the “three stooges of socialism."

April 15, 2019

Julian Assange used the embassy as ‘center for spying,’ Ecuadorian president says

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange reportedly violated his asylum conditions when he used the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a “center for spying,” the country’s president said in a recent interview.