Latin America - Page 51

April 12, 2023

Colombia's Petro fires police chief who claims he used exorcisms to catch fugitives

Leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday removed Gen. Henry Sanabria, the nation's police director, for allegedly letting his Catholic beliefs interfere with his work.

April 6, 2023

Buenos Aires locals bemoan homeless encampments overrunning major airport

Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery International Airport has become a de facto encampment for about 100 homeless Argentines as the nation experiences serious economic hardship.

April 6, 2023

UN agrees to hear century-old Venezuela-Guyana border dispute case

The United Nations' highest court has rejected a challenge by Venezuela to a case over an age-old border dispute with Guyana, allowing the litigation to proceed.

April 6, 2023

Brazil directs $30M for school safety after day care hatchet attack, monitoring 'deep web' communities

Brazil's government is putting forward $30 million in the wake of the hatchet attack on Cantinho Bom Pastor day care in Blumenau, but a teacher there argued the Internet is to blame.

April 4, 2023

Cancun quadruple homicide likely gang related, authorities say

Mexican authorities believe a quadruple homicide reported in Cancun was gang related, noting the crime's connection to notorious drug gang leader Hector "Pantera" Flores Aceves.

April 4, 2023

China warns House Speaker McCarthy don't 'repeat disastrous past mistakes' by meeting Taiwan president: report

China reissued its warning for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to "repeat disastrous past mistakes" by meeting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who is to come to California Wednesday.

March 31, 2023

Mexican president deflects blame to US for mass-casualty fire at migrant detention center

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador deflected blame for this week's fire at a detention facility that killed 39 people, claiming a lack of U.S. aid led to the situation.

March 30, 2023

Elián González, once center of US-Cuba custody battle, now government official: reports

Once a boy who made headlines over a custody battle between the U.S. and Cuba, Elián González reportedly is now a government official in the Latin American country.

March 28, 2023

El Salvador’s gang crackdown stretches to one-year mark with no sign of slowing

El Salvador on Tuesday surpassed the one-year mark since the gang-ridden nation began cracking down on organized crime under emergency powers originally intended to last one month.

March 27, 2023

Brazilian teacher, 71, stabbed to death by student, 5 others wounded

A 13-year-old Brazilian student reportedly stabbed a 71-year-old teacher to death and wounded five others in a knife attack at a São Paulo public school.