FARC dissidents kill mayoral candidate, 5 others in SW Colombia
BOGOTA, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Dissidents of the disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group killed mayoral candidate…
Bolivia seizes 220 tons of drugs in 8 months
LA PAZ, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivian anti-narcotics forces seized 220.7 tons of drugs during 8,261 operations between January and…
Chile to invest 5 bln USD to revamp railways: president
SANTIAGO, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera announced a 5 billion U.S.-dollar investment plan to renovate and expand…
Brazilian government announces campaign to boost retail sales
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Brazilian government announced a 10-day campaign to boost retail sales in the…
UNGA president voices solidarity with Hurricane Dorian victims
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN General Assembly President Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces has expressed solidarity with the victims…
Brazilian ministers to propose extending military fire-fighting mission in Amazon
BRASILIA, Sept 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Brazilian cabinet delegation will recommend extending the deployment of military troops fighting fires in…
Bolivia’s fires destroy ‘heritage’ rock art sites
124 LA PAZ, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks…
US Pres Trump hardens tone on China as trade war rattles economy
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amid fresh signs his trade wars are rattling the US economy, President Donald Trump sent…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro warns of Colombia attack, orders military exercises
President Nicolas Maduro CARACAS, Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the armed forces to be on alert for…
Update1: Hurricane Dorian heads toward Florida after bashing Bahamas
MIAMI (Florida, US), Sept 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hurricane Dorian churned along the southeastern coast of the United States as the…