SANTIAGO, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of Chileans rallied to protest what they call police repression during three months of the worst social unrest since democracy replaced the country’s military dictatorship in 1990. More than 1,000 people, many wearing black, marched in silence from Plaza Italia, ground zero of all…

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump’s legal team presented Saturday its line of defense for his upcoming impeachment trial, a process they dismissed as unconstitutional and “dangerous.” It was the first time the team presented its arguments, modeled on those put forward since December by Trump and his…

BRASILIA, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains have claimed six lives in southeast Brazil, firefighters said.Footage on social media showed streets in Espirito Santo state turned into rivers and cars being swept away by raging, muddy water.In one clip, the water almost reaches the roof…

Women march in Washington against Donald Trump WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of women marched through Washington on Saturday at a now-annual event opposing US President Donald Trump, striking a defiant note despite falling attendance numbers.Many protesters said they were horrified at the prospect of Trump’s winning four more…

Guatemalan authorities say around 4,000 people have arrived in the country in the last few days. GUATEMALA CITY, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Scuffles briefly broke out on the Guatemala-Mexico border as a group of several hundred mostly Honduran migrants pressed forward to cross, only to be pushed back by Mexican…

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump and his Republican allies plan to launch a massive effort to limit damage to his chances of re-election as the Senate trial to determine whether to remove him from office gets under way in earnest next week. After an internal White…

MEXICO CITY, Jan 18 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Mexico is considering a lottery to get rid of the nation’s presidential jet, after a year of failed attempts to sell the aircraft. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said this week that Mexico is flying back the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which has been stored…

SANTIAGO, Jan 18 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — At least three communes in central Bio Bio region are now on red alert due to forest fires that have already destroyed five homes and more than 600 hectares. The fires, started on Thursday, have affected the Cabrero, Nacimiento and Santa Juana communes, where…