The Americas - Page 811

July 1, 2016

Venezuela is on the brink of collapse. Team Obama’s tepid approach is dangerous

Venezuela is in a desperate and dangerous state. Babies are needlessly dying in hospitals, while at least four people were killed in food riots in June, as desperation takes on an Orwellian tone.

July 1, 2016

Romania: 2.3 million tons of cocaine found in banana crates

Organized crime prosecutors in Romania have found more than 2.3 million tons of cocaine stashed away in banana crates on ships with a street value of 625 million euros ($694 million).

July 1, 2016

Assad: Western nations quietly collaborating with Syria

Syrian President Bashar Assad says Western nations publicly critical of his regime have been quietly sending security officials to collaborate with his war-ravaged country.

July 1, 2016

Hungry Rio de Janeiro residents suffer after soup kitchens shut down

The hungry in Rio de Janeiro became the latest casualties of the state's financial crunch Thursday as some of the busiest soup kitchens were shut down for lack of funding.

June 30, 2016

Properties of ex-Argentine leader Fernandez raided in probe

Authorities on Thursday raided several properties owned by former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez as part of an investigation into possible illegal enrichment during her time in office.

June 30, 2016

Amid crisis, support grows for Puerto Rico statehood

Porfirio Guerrero has grown increasingly frustrated as a decade-long recession has sapped business from his tailor shop in the Puerto Rican capital.

June 30, 2016

Rio's hungry are hit by crisis as busy soup kitchens close

Some of Rio de Janeiro's busy soup kitchens are shutting down because the cash-strapped state has failed to pay suppliers that serve cheap meals to the poor.

June 30, 2016

Mexico airlifts food to southern state cut off by protests

The Mexican government has started airlifting food to the southern state of Oaxaca, which is largely cut off to commercial traffic by protesting teachers.

June 30, 2016

Canada court overturns approval of Enbridge oil pipeline

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has overturned the previous government's controversial approval of a pipeline proposal that would bring oil to the Pacific Coast for shipment to Asia.

June 30, 2016

Mexican woman gets birth certificate at 117, dies

A 117-year-old woman in Mexico City finally received her birth certificate, and died a few hours later.