Latin America - Page 27

March 6, 2024

Protesters use pickup truck to ram down doors of Mexican presidential palace

Protesters employed the use of a pickup truck Wednesday to ram down the doors of Mexico City's historic National Palace, before being dispersed by security.

March 6, 2024

Hondurans closely follow former president's US drug trafficking 'trial of the century'

Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández is on trial in a federal courthouse in Manhattan. He is accused of taking bribes to protect drug traffickers.

March 5, 2024

Former Honduran president appears in NYC, takes stand in drug trafficking trial

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the stand Tuesday at his New York trial, denying charges he protected drug dealers in exchange for bribes.

March 4, 2024

Van crash on Mexico's Caribbean coast kills 9

Nine people were killed Monday in a van crash on a highway in a majority-Indigenous area in Quintana Roo, along the Mexican state's Caribbean coast.

February 29, 2024

Ortega-led Nicaraguan government accused of abuses 'tantamount to crimes against humanity'

A U.N.-backed panel on Thursday accused the Nicaraguan government, led by Socialist President Daniel Ortega, of human rights abuses “tantamount to crimes against humanity."

February 29, 2024

State in Brazil's Amazon rainforest reports over 2,000 wildfires in past month

Brazil's Roraima state, located in the Amazon rainforest, reported more that 2,000 wildfires in the past month, according to data released Thursday.

February 29, 2024

Argentine Jewish community recounts deadly 1994 bombing in midst of Israel-Hamas war

In the wake of Oct. 7, some in Argentina's Jewish community were grimly reminded of 1994, when the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association was bombed, killing 85 and injuring 300.

February 28, 2024

Venezuelan government and various coalitions propose more than 20 dates for presidential election

A proposal with more than 20 election dates drafted by Venezuela's government will be presented to the politically torn nation's National Electoral Council.

February 28, 2024

Some Republicans seek alliances with Latin American populists as part of Latino outreach effort

The 2024 presidential election is nearing as GOP leaders continue to promote their ties with Latin American populists to try to win Spanish-speaking voters.

February 23, 2024

Mexican president defends sharing NYT reporter's number; says privacy laws don't apply to him

Left-wing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador defended Friday his decision to publish the phone number of a New York Times reporter.