Argentina's Congress is set to discuss a tax amnesty bill proposed by President Mauricio Macri, which looks to provide an out to tax evaders with undeclared holdings and assets inside the country and overseas.... More


Puerto Rico’s Roman Catholic Archbishop, Roberto González Nieves OFM, has announced his support for Puerto Rico's debt crisis legislation, according to a press release issued by Jubilee USA Network.... More


Former Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori

Peru’s president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who barely won the election over conservative rival Keiko Fujimori, has said that he will not grant amnesty to jailed former dictator Alberto Fujimori, but would sign off on an order for house arrest at Congress’ request.... More


The United Nations has criticized Israel’s cancellation of entry permits for Palestinians, saying the move may amount to the internationally banned act of "collective punishment."... More


Israel's newly-appointed minister of military affairs has ordered the bodies of Palestinians killed at the hands of Israeli military forces during alleged stabbing and car ramming attacks not be returned for burial in response to a recent shooting in Tel Aviv.... More


At least 30 civilians have lost their lives when the alleged U.S.-led coalition launched an aerial attack purportedly against a position of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria's northern province of Aleppo.... More


In news from Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S. military greater ability to conduct airstrikes and assist Afghan forces fighting the Taliban.... More


The UN Human Rights Committee has called on Ireland to "amend" its abortion laws and if necessary, its constitution to protect patients and health workers who fear criminal punishment for even providing information about terminating a pregnancy.... More


Brock Turner, sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting

Brock Turner, the rapist sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, wrote a defense letter that basks in his own self-pity. ... More


Foreign ministers of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, ALBA, have issued a joint statement, repeating their support for democratic institutions, dialogue and peace in Venezuela. ... More


Brazil's interim president Michel Temer has been deemed ineligible to run for political office for eight years. ... More


The government of Mauricio Macri served notice that in 15 days, Argentines will no longer enjoy broadcasts from the regional news network, teleSUR, over the government's Open Digital Television.... More


Chilean students to took to the streets on Thursday in a national march to demand improvements in public education as pressure continues to mount on the government of President Michelle Bachelet to fulfill promises of free higher education for all.... More


Bolivian lawmaker from the National Unity (UN) opposition Party, Rafael Quispe reveals that he held secret meeting with U.S. embassy officials in La Paz in order to construct a political platform for the general elections in 2019.... More


A car bomb attack near a military base north of Baghdad and another explosion near a market in the Iraqi capital have killed nearly two dozen people. ... More


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