Ecuador deploys 3,000 soldiers amid Indigenous protests
Ecuador鈥檚 military on Thursday began the deployment of 3,000 soldiers to restore order in the wake of Indigenous anti-government protests that have rattled Quito for weeks.
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19 injured in Peru anti-government protests
At least 19 people, including a police officer, were injured during protests against the government of Peruvian president Dina Boluarte and Congress over the weekend, authorities and human rights advocates said Sunday.
Argentina protesters march for victims of live-streamed femicide
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Saturday to demand justice for three young women whose torture and murders were live-streamed on social media, in a case that has shocked Argentina.
Peru anti-govt protesters clash with police
Hundreds of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the Peruvian capital Lima on Saturday, throwing stones and sticks as officers fired tear gas on the demonstrators, AFP journalists reported.
Venezuela accuses US of waging 鈥榳ar鈥�
Venezuela on Friday accused the United States of waging an 鈥榰ndeclared war鈥� in the Caribbean and called for a UN probe of American strikes that have killed over a dozen alleged drug traffickers on boats in recent weeks.
Bolsonaro of Brazil jailed for 27 years for plotting coup
Brazil鈥檚 Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting at the end of a landmark trial that divided the nation and drew US fury.
Maduro decrees Christmas in October for Venezuela, again
President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that Christmas will come early again this year, decreeing that the annual holiday 鈥� famously celebrated in December in much of the world 鈥� will begin October 1 in Venezuela.
Bolsonaro backers protest impending coup trial verdict
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro will test his political strength Sunday with demonstrations in the country鈥檚 main cities, days before the Supreme Court decides whether he is guilty of attempting a coup.
11 killed in US strike on drug-carrying boat from Venezuela: Trump
President Donald Trump said US forces had attacked a boat carrying drugs to the United States Tuesday, killing 11 鈥榥arcoterrorists鈥� from a gang he alleged was controlled by leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro...
Scientists find 74 million year old mammal fossil in Chile
Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that lived in the time of the dinosaurs in Chilean Patagonia.
Colombia presidential hopeful dies after June rally shooting
Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe has died two months after being shot at a campaign rally, his family said Monday, as the attack rekindled fears of a return to the nation鈥檚 violent past.
