Latin America - Page 32

January 15, 2024

Guatemala swears in Bernardo Arévalo as president despite last-ditch effort to block election results

Incoming Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in early Monday after a nine-hour inauguration delay caused by Congress' efforts to block him.

January 11, 2024

Former Guatemalan interior minister arrested for not forcibly removing protesters

Former Guatemalan Interior Minister Napoléon Barrientos has been arrested for allegedly failing to use force to remove road-blocking supporters of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo.

January 10, 2024

Indigenous leader found dead in northern Mexican border state

Cucapah tribal leader Aronia Wilson has been found dead in the northern Mexican border state of Sonora, with authorities currently seeking a motive and questioning a person of interest.

January 9, 2024

9 bodies found in vehicles near Mexican fuel pipeline

Nine men have reportedly been found dead inside Hidalgo state-plated vehicles near a fuel pipeline just north of Mexico City, according to authorities.

January 5, 2024

Roller coaster riders stuck 100 feet in air as ride breaks down: video

A high-octane rollercoaster in Colombia got stuck on Wednesday, leaving several riders trapped nearly 100 feet in the air for half an hour, terrifying footage shows.

January 4, 2024

El Salvador's Bukele, an anti-gang hardliner, takes reelection bid abroad

Right-wing Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, currently on a six-month leave from office, has begun taking his controversial reelection campaign outside his home country.

January 4, 2024

32 migrants kidnapped near US-Mexico border were freed, not rescued, AMLO clarifies

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador clarified Thursday that 32 migrants abducted by armed criminals near the Texas border were released, not rescued.

January 3, 2024

Argentina arrests 3 for alleged terror cell connections

The Argentine government announced Wednesday that authorities have arrested three men, one of whom is a Syrian national, for suspected involvement in a terror cell.

January 3, 2024

1 Colombian soldier dead, 12 wounded in apparent cartel attack

An attack on a western Colombian military unit by the notorious Gulf Clan cartel has left one soldier dead and 12 others injured.

January 3, 2024

Mexican cartels force locals to cover bootleg Wi-Fi costs under threat of death

A Mexican cartel is accused of setting up illegal Wi-Fi networks with stolen equipment and threatening to kill civilians who refuse to pay their exorbitant monthly fees.