Latin America & Caribbean
WHO-led program aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills for $10
A World Health Organization-led programme to ensure poorer countries get fair access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments aims to secure antiviral ...Up to 17 U.S. missionaries and family kidnapped in Haiti
As many as 17 American Christian missionaries and their families, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by gang members in Haiti’s capital ...Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, ...Colombia deploys 14,000-strong military unit in restive border region
Colombia deployed a new unit of 14,000 military personnel on Wednesday to increase government control of a conflict hotspot near the Venezuelan ...Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth
A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organisations on Sunday (Oct 3) that allegedly tie world leaders ...Ecuador sends in 400 police to restore order after 116 inmates die in prison riot
Ecuador’s national police service said on Thursday that it had sent in 400 officers to restore order at one of the country’s ...Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal
Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the ...World leaders return to U.N. with focus on pandemic, climate
World leaders are returning to the United Nations in New York this week with a focus on boosting efforts to fight both ...Abimael Guzmán, founder of Peruvian rebel group Shining Path, dies at 86
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, also known by his nom de guerre Chairman Gonzalo, the historic leader of Peru’s Maoist Shining Path ...Death toll from Haiti quake hits 724 as tropical storm looms
The death toll from a devastating earthquake in Haiti rose to 724 on Sunday as rescue workers scrambled to find survivors buried ...














