Maduro vs. Guaido: Who is backing whom?
AFP | Venezuela has been receiving massive attention from the international community since National Assembly chief Juan Guaido declared himself acting interim president of Venezuela....
Man versus condor: The king of the Andes under threat
AFP| By all accounts, Dasan and Illika should have died of poisoning. But they are back on their feet, poking their beaks through the bars...
China, Russia side with Maduro as US backs Venezuela challenger
AFP | The United States, Britain, and major South American nations recognized opposition chief Juan Guaido as Venezuela's interim leader Thursday but China and Russia...
Brazilian TV news market to be shaken by launch of CNN Brazil
AFP | With the launch of CNN Brazil, Latin America's biggest TV market is set to be roiled by the entry of a powerful new...
Venezuela accuses US of ordering coup, seeks ‘revision’ of ties
AFP | Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday accused Washington of ordering a coup against his government and called for a "total revision" of ties...
Israeli PM, Brazil’s next president hail budding ‘brotherhood’
AFP | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Friday announced a nascent "brotherhood" between their countries that will boost economic,...
Brazil military’s central role in Rio security nearing end
AFP | The Brazilian military's central role in Rio de Janeiro state security is nearing its end, with a drop in some indicators of violence...
‘We’ve been forgotten’: Brazil’s Zika generation
AFP | When doctors told her that the six-month-old fetus she was carrying had severe brain damage caused by the Zika virus, Thamires Ferreira da Silva...
Key points from the Group of 20
AFP | G20 leaders on Saturday found the minimum common ground on the global economy at a summit in Buenos Aires with a closing communique...
Boeing jet crash-lands at Guyana airport, 10 injured
AFP | Ten people were injured in scenes described as "chaos" as a Boeing airliner carrying 126 people, most of them Canadians, crash-landed in Guyana's capital...
Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks
AFP | Brazilians are as worried as ever about getting shot while driving but have less money in a stagnant economy to spend on protecting...
Growing army influence on Brazilian elections causes a stir
AFP | With an ex-army captain leading polls, a reserve general picked as his running mate, and a military chief sticking his nose into the...