Third term begins for Ecuador's President Correa
Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press |
posted 8 minutes ago
Ecuador's Rafael Correa began his third term as president on Friday under seemingly ideal conditions: extremely high popularity, a more than two-thirds majority in Congress, a stable economy and a badly splintered opposition.
Barrick fined $16m for Pascua-Lama violations
Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press |
posted 26 minutes ago
Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong.
Ex-Guatemala president extradited to US
Sonia Perez Diaz, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 4:00pm
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.
Honduran gangs to announce truce to cut violence
Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:55pm
A Roman Catholic bishop says Honduras' two largest and most-violent gangs will sign a truce on Tuesday.
Puerto Rico approves anti-discrimination bill
Danica Coto, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:31pm
Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.
Mexico: far fewer disappeared than feared
Mark Stevenson, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:16pm
Mexico's top security official says far fewer people have disappeared during Mexico's drug war than were feared when the government released a list of about 26,000 cases.
Venezuela to create new workers militia
Karl Ritter and Jorge Rueda, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 1:26pm
Venezuela's president has ordered the creation of a new workers' militia to defend the country's "Bolivarian revolution" at a time when the government faces economic problems and political turmoil.
Cuba silent on Canadian's corruption trial
Peter Orsi, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 10:24am
Official silence surrounded the case of a Canadian businessman targeted by a corruption probe in Cuba on Friday, as the initial trial of several foreigners suspected of graft entered its second day.
Brazil police arrest 9 for abusing Indian girls
Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 2:58pm
Brazil's Federal Police say nine people have been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing Indians girls in the northern state of Amazonas.
Turks and Caicos recovers cash, land amid probe
Danica Coto, Associated Press |
posted May 23rd - 1:15pm
Officials in the Turks and Caicos Islands have recovered $19.5 million and more than 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of real estate as they continue to seize assets improperly obtained by corrupt politicians.
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