January 5, 2021 Maduro's grip tightens as Venezuelan socialists take control of once-defiant congress Nicolás Maduro was set to extend his grip on power Tuesday as the ruling socialist party prepared to assume the leadership of Venezuela’s congress, the last institution in the country it didn’t already control.
December 30, 2020 Bill legalizing abortion passed in Argentina, largest Latin American to legalize procedure
December 11, 2020 Argentina's lower house passes bill legalizing abortion Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize abortion in most cases, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women's rights activists.
December 7, 2020 Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Monday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent.
December 6, 2020 Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition Polling places in Venezuela open Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly in a vote championed by President Nicolás Maduro but rejected as a fraud by the nation's most influential opposition politicians.
December 2, 2020 Daughter of Citgo 6 executive jailed in Venezuela calls on Trump to bring 'political prisoners' home It has been a grueling three years for the families of American oil executives – dubbed the "Citgo 6" – who were finally found guilty on corruption charges in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas last week.
December 1, 2020 Brazilian city seized by armed bandits, bank looted Dozens of criminals armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight and took control of the streets as they assaulted a local bank.
November 26, 2020 Thousands bid farewell to Maradona in Argentina amid clashes Tens of thousands of fans, many weeping but eager to honor Diego Maradona, filed past the coffin of Argentina's most iconic soccer star on Thursday.
November 25, 2020 Opposition leaders launch unprecedented partnership to funnel funds, bypassing Maduro controls In the face of the dizzying depreciation of the Venezuelan bolívar, the U.S. government is skirting the censorship imposed by the Nicolas Maduro regime with an unprecedented public-private partnership known as the "stablecoin solution."
November 22, 2020 Protesters in Guatemala break into Congress building, set fire Hundreds of protesters demonstrating against Guatemalan lawmakers' decisions to approve a controversial budget that cut education and health spending broke into the country’s Congress building Saturday, setting part of it on fire.
