The U.S. military has increased its presence in Latin America in recent years and tripled its budget for training the region's armed forces, according to a new report. ... More
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has unveiled the text of the plebiscite question that will ask Colombians on October 2nd to approve the peace deal between the government and rebels, ending more than 50 years of civil war in the South American country.... More
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s unpopularity among American voters has reached a new high, according to a recent poll, putting her on par with her Republican rival Donald Trump.... More
Bolivian President Evo Morales says that the secretary-general of the Organization of American States, the OAS, is biased and doesn’t defend leftist, progressive governments in the region that are under attack.... More
Cuba and Latin America’s best chess player, Grand Master Leinier Dominguez, will participate in his ninth consecutive World Chess Olympiad on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan.... More
The first U.S. regular commercial flight to Cuba in more than half a century landed in central Villa Clara province Wednesday morning.... More
Cuban religious denominations have expressed their support for the IFCO / Pastors for Peace organization, while the U.S. government is threatening to strip of its tax exempt status for its humanitarian work in Cuba.... More
Seventeen medical doctors have returned home to the Solomon Islands, after graduating from medical schools in Cuba. The group consists of four female and 13 male doctors.... More
The fate of Brazilian democracy was decided Wednesday as the country's Senate voted 61 to 20 to impeach suspended President Dilma Rousseff after a trial that many international critics have described as a farce and a parliamentary coup.... More
The head of Colombia's National Liberation Army, or ELN, has written an open letter to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army – the FARC-EP – wishing them success on the journey toward becoming a legal political organization.... More
A new report says that Bolivian miners shouted death threats at Deputy Minister Rodolfo Illanes while holding him hostage only moments before he was beaten to death.... More
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy Tuesday failed to round up the legislative support he needed for a second term, bringing the country a step closer to its third presidential election in only a year.... More
European Union antitrust regulators ordered the U.S.-based Apple corporation to pay up to $14.5 billion, or 13 billion euros, in taxes to the Irish government after ruling that a special scheme to route profits through Ireland was illegal.... More
The United Nations has warned about increasing risks of consuming dirty water in Asia, Africa and Latin America as millions in those areas are exposed to increasing pollution of water in rivers and lakes. ... More
The Canadian military has warned against a dramatic surge in the number of sexual offense complaints among its ranks, saying the figure is expected to increase 22 percent this year.... More
More Views
- Australian journalist charged with antisemitism for two retweets about Israeli genocide in Gaza
- U.S. solidarity campaign -- Let Cuba Live: Bread for Our Neighbors -- sends wheat flour shipment to Cuba
- San Francisco State University divests from arms companies aiding Israel’s war on Gaza
- Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestine protest in Copenhagen
- Libre Party reaffirms support for Honduran president in the face of coup threats
