Latin America & Caribbean
Six soldiers dead in Peru after seeking to cross river to flee unrest
Six members of Peru’s Army died after they tried to cross a river last weekend, officials said on Monday, as ...Nations secure U.N. global high seas biodiversity pact
Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a long-awaited step ...Massive forest fires rage on in eastern Cuba
Forest fires raged on in Cuba’s eastern region on Monday, inching toward more populated ground more than a week after ...Three dozen dead as Brazil rains cause calamity
Heavy rains in coastal areas of Brazil’s southeast have caused flooding and landslides that killed 36 people and dislodged hundreds ...Protester dies in Lima as Peru’s political crisis continues
A man in Peru’s capital Lima died on Saturday and others were hospitalized as nationwide clashes between protesters and police ...Over 50 injured in Peru as protests cause ‘nationwide chaos’
Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations ...Thousands march on Peru’s capital as unrest spreads, building set ablaze
Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered ...Brazil’s crowdfunded insurrection leaves paper trail for police
With a Brazil flag draped around his neck and his feet propped up on a dark wooden table, Samuel Faria ...At least 17 dead in deadliest day of anti-government protests in Peru
At least 17 people were killed in clashes with police in southern Peru, the country’s human rights office said on ...Brazil investigates who led anti-democratic riots in capital
Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Sunday removed the governor of Brasilia from office for 90 days due to flaws in ...