Bolivia: Pres Evo Morales says opposition protests branded a ‘failure’
LA PAZ, Aug 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — Bolivia’s opposition had planned to block all major roads in every region of the…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro blames the Amazon fires on environmentalists
BRASILIA, Aug 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — After blaming the fires on the drought, Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday that environmental charities are…
Brazilian Congress Committee approves US to use Alcantara Base
BRASILIA, Aug 22 (NNN-TELESUR0 — The Foreign and Defense Committee of the Brazilian Congress has approved by majority vote the…
International Commission Against Impunity Leaves Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) presented on Tuesday a closing report…
Venezuela: About 4 million sign petition against US blockade
CARACAS, Aug 22 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s government announced that the petition to collect signatures calling on the United States to…
South Africa: Court nullifies inquiry into Zuma’s 1999 arms deal
PRETORIA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A High Court in South Africa has nullified the findings of a commission that found…
US to allow indefinite detention of migrant children – DHS
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s administration announced Wednesday that it would remove tough legal limits on how…
Uganda and Rwanda commit to end tensions
Yoweri Museveni (L) and Paul Kagame (R) LUANDA (Angola), Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Paul…
Nigeria: Pres Buhari assigns cabinet portfolios, appoints new oil minister
President Muhammadu Buhari ABUJA, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari swore members of his cabinet into office on…
Burundi heightens border surveillance with DR Congo over Ebola concerns
BUJUMBURA, Aug 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Fearing an Ebola epidemic in Burundi, the authorities have stepped up health controls along the…