BOGOTA, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Dissidents of the disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group killed mayoral candidate Karina Garcia and five others, the government said. Garcia was running for mayor of Suarez, a southwest coastal department of Colombia, where the government announced a sizable reward for information…

LA PAZ, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivian anti-narcotics forces seized 220.7 tons of drugs during 8,261 operations between January and September this year, an official said. With the support of some international bodies, Bolivia’s antinarcotics model is “producing important results,” Deputy Interior Minister Jose Luis Quiroga told the press. Of…

SANTIAGO, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced a 5 billion U.S.-dollar investment plan to renovate and expand the country’s railway network. “Trains are not just going to be part of the daily life of Chileans as passengers, but also part of our country’s economic life,” said Pinera.…

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian government announced a 10-day campaign to boost retail sales in the country. The campaign was dubbed “Brazil Week,” on the occasion of Brazil’s Independence Day on Sept 7. A total of 4,680 companies will offer special discounts on products and services…

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces has expressed solidarity with the victims of and those affected by Hurricane Dorian, which has wreaked havoc in the Bahamas in the Caribbean. Espinosa, in a tweet, regretted the destruction and devastation caused by the hurricane…

BRASILIA, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Brazilian cabinet delegation will recommend extending the deployment of military troops fighting fires in the Amazon rainforest, the president’s chief of staff, Onyx Lorenzoni, said. Lorenzoni, head of the delegation sent by President Jair Bolsonaro to assess the state of the forest fires, said…