Americas

Venezuela Cuts Ties with Colombia As Maduro Declares ‘Coup Has Failed’

“Here (in Venezuela) the people govern, nobody else.” Photo courtesy teleSUR According to Maduro, the U.S.-backed coup has failed in…

Venezuelans March In Caracas In Defence Of Peace

CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb 24 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of the capital, Caracas, on Saturday,…

Venezuela opposition, army clash on border amid aid push

From right- Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque, Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benitez and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan…

Mexican president endorses lawmakers’ changes to National Guard

MEXICO CITY, Feb 23 (NNN-EFE) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador hailed the Mexican Senate’s unanimous approval of a proposed…

6 Suspected criminals killed by mob in Mexico

VERACRUZ (Mexico), Feb 23 (NNN-EFE) — Six suspected criminals were killed by residents of a town in the highlands of…

Update: Venezuela says its troops didn’t kill anyone

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 23 (NNN-EFE) — Venezuela’s foreign minister said that the military played no role in the deaths of…

Ecuador: Rare giant tortoise surfaces in the Galapagos Islands after a century

‎PUERTO BAQUERIZO MORENO (Galapagos, Ecuador), Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a…

U.S. imposes travel restrictions on DR Congo officials for vote abuses

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The U.S. State Department has imposed travel restrictions against five top officials from the Democratic…

Wife of Guatemalan president investigated for cashing illegal cheques -prosecutor

GUATEMALA CITY, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The wife of Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales will be investigated on suspicion of cashing…

Trans asylum-seeker killed after U.S. deportation back to El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Salvadoran transgender woman who sought asylum in the United States was killed weeks…