Donald Trump’s pick for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court has insisted that no-one, including the president who nominated him, is above the law.Neil Gorsuch also told his Senate confirmation hearing that no-one had asked him to make any promises on how he would rule. He said he would have “walked out” if Mr Trump had asked him to… Read more »
A handout photo released on 14 February 2017 shows the liftoff of flight VA235, Ariane 5 ECA, from the Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, France, 14 February 2017Image copyrightEPAImage caption The Ariane 5 rocket during a previous launch The launch of a French rocket from a space centre in French Guiana has been delayed after workers erected barricades as part… Read more »
Guatemala’s interior minister said the attacks on police were probably in retaliation for Monday’s raid on a youth detention centre. The authorities in Guatemala say there has been a series of attacks on police officers after riot police stormed a youth detention centre on Monday. Interior Minister Francisco Rivas said three officers had died as a result of the assaults…. Read more »
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will miss a meeting of Nato foreign ministers next month, US officials say. He will instead travel to a G7 meeting in Sicily, Italy, and then to Moscow to meet Russian leaders.
Plan Colombia has clearly failed at one of its core goals—reducing the growth and distribution of illicit drugs in Colombia. Roughly 90% of cocaine sold in the United States still comes from Colombia.
Honduras gang violence uproots thousands Gang violence is an enduring problem in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world. The lack of government, security and law allows gangs to run entire districts. Their rule of fear and extortion has forced tens of thousands from their homes. And more will follow if they fail to pay. Al Jazeera’s… Read more »
Brazil tried to reassure the world Sunday that its huge meat industry poses no threat despite allegations that major exporters have been selling tainted beef and poultry with falsified inspection certificates. President Michel Temer held crisis talks in the capital Brasilia with meat industry representatives, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi and Trade Minister Marcos Pereira. He was then due to meet… Read more »
Coca production in Colombia has surged to levels unseen in two decades of US eradication efforts, according to a new White House report. Cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine rose 18% last year from 2015, with officials in the Andean nation estimating 188,000 hectares (465,000 acres) of Colombian land now contained coca crops.
Sixty-seven people have been killed and thousands more forced to evacuate by intense rains which damaged 115,000 homes and destroyed more than 100 bridges in Peru’s worst floods in recent memory.
I think Mexico opening legal aid centers to immigrants is the smart choice to do since thousands of people are getting displaced with no chance of fighting back. The fact that high positions in politics are standing up for their own human rights and their citizens is promising for a country that is usually targeted by the U.S. It’s appalling… Read more »