December 18, 2019 Bolivian ex-president Morales accused of sedition, terrorism; arrest ordered Bolivian prosecutors on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against former President Evo Morales, charging him with sedition and terrorism.
December 18, 2019 Panama prison shootout involving AK-47s leaves 13 inmates dead A wild shootout involving AK-47 assault rifles and pistols has left at least 13 inmates dead at a Panama prison.
December 18, 2019 All McDonald’s in Peru close to mourn employees electrocuted at restaurant All of the McDonald’s branches in Peru is closing its doors for at least two days to allow employees to mourn the deaths of two of their own, who died after they were electrocuted at a branch in the country’s capital.
December 17, 2019 Claudia López, Bogota's first woman mayor, marries female partner in Colombia On the heels of becoming the first woman mayor of Bogota in Colombia, Claudia López has married her girlfriend of three years.
December 12, 2019 Chile finds human remains, military plane that disappeared on way to Antarctica: defense minister Authorities in Chile searching for a military transport plane that vanished earlier this week while en route to Antarctica made a grim announcement Thursday, revealing they located the aircraft and human remains.
December 11, 2019 Mexico’s painting of naked revolutionary hero wearing high heels sparks anger, protests A controversial painting depicting Mexican Revolution hero Emiliano Zapata naked except for a pink hat and high heels has sparked protests and a fight in Mexico City.
December 11, 2019 Greta Thunberg called a 'brat' by Brazilian president Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday called 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg a “brat” after she tweeted about indigenous people being murdered while trying to protect the Amazon from deforestation.
December 10, 2019 Chilean military declares plane lost as searchers scour Antarctica for answers Searchers continue to look for a lost Chilean plane in Antarctica. The Air Force transport plane was carrying 38 people and was headed for a military base but was finally declared missing after losing contact with the ground for seven hours.
December 10, 2019 Chile loses contact with military plane headed to Antarctica, 38 on board Chile’s president says his country is making “every humanly possible effort” Tuesday to find a military plane carrying 38 that vanished shortly after taking off for Antarctica.
December 8, 2019 African migrants heading to US-Mexico border in record numbers in 2019 The numbers of African migrants heading to the U.S. through its border with Mexico have more than doubled in the past year, recent data from the federal government showed.
