Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela floods kill at least 25 after heavy rains
At least 25 people died and 52 were missing after five small rivers in central Venezuela flooded due to heavy rains, Citizen ...Hurricane Julia hits Nicaragua with high winds
Hurricane Julia slammed into Nicaragua on Sunday carrying top winds of up to 85 miles per hour (140 kph) and a storm ...Major U.N. powers question Pacific islanders’ call for nuclear legacy help
Nuclear powers have criticized an effort led by the Marshall Islands at the United Nations to seek help on dealing with the ...Haitian police fire tear gas as thousands protest against government
Police in Haiti fired tear gas on Monday at thousands of protesters marching in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, against Prime ...Right-wing wins in Brazil’s Congress show staying power of ‘Bolsonarismo’
A strong election night for allies of President Jair Bolsonaro have given his party the most seats in both chambers of Congress, ...Brazil election enters runoff as Bolsonaro dashes Lula’s hope of quick win
The second round of Brazil’s presidential campaign kicked off Monday after right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro outperformed polling and robbed leftist former President ...Tensions mount as Brazilians vote in polarized presidential election
Brazilians voted on Sunday in the first round of their country’s most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da ...Brazil votes in tense Lula-Bolsonaro presidential contest
Brazilians are voting on Sunday in the first round of their country’s most polarized election in decades, with leftist Luiz Inacio Lula ...Millions urged to evacuate as Florida Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ian
Florida Gulf Coast residents emptied grocery shelves, boarded up windows and fled to evacuation shelters as Hurricane Ian churned closer on Wednesday, ...Cubans approve gay marriage by large margin in referendum
Cubans approved gay marriage and adoption overwhelmingly in a Sunday referendum backed by the government that also boosted rights for women, the ...














