Colombia targets Gulf Clan after deadly blast in Urabá – BBC Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has told the security forces to go after a criminal gang known as the Gulf Clan after the group was blamed for a bomb attack which killed eight police officers in north-western Colombia. The bomb went off on Wednesday as the officers were escorting… Read more »
On the subject of Venezuela not being let into the summit of the Americas. I agree with Peru in that they should not go. All of the points they have made against Venezuela and Maduro are true. The Summit is celebrating democracy and fighting corruption and it does not sound like Maduro has any place there due to their country… Read more »
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO and SHASTA DARLINGTONAPRIL 4, 2018 Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil during a campaign rally in March. He has a significant lead in polls ahead of a presidential election scheduled for October. CreditEraldo Peres/Associated Press BOA VISTA, Brazil — Brazil’s top court ruled early Thursday that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva can… Read more »
CRESTON, Ia. — Ahead of Saturday’s funeral, relatives here are mourning the four members of the Sharp family who died in Mexico, even as they struggle to cope with the overwhelming logistics of the tragedy. The deaths of Kevin and Amy Sharp and their children Sterling, 12, and Adrianna, 7, while on vacation in Tulum left lingering threads of mystery… Read more »
BY JIM WYSS BOGOTA, COLOMBIA Venezuela’s former top prosecutor on Tuesday accused President Nicolás Maduro of “orchestrating” massive acts of corruption, including delivering bags full of cash and receiving at least $35 million in bribes as he helped Brazilian construction firms fleece the nation for hundreds of millions of dollars. Luisa Ortega — a one-time ally of the Venezuelan… Read more »
Reuters Staff LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s new foreign minister said on Tuesday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was still not welcome to attend a regional summit in Lima next week, upholding a decision by Peru’s disgraced former president. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with the ministers responsible for the economic sector at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/americas/brazil-lula-da-silva/index.html Brazil’s ex-president and leader of the steelworker’s union, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has turned himself into the federal police and is to begin serving his 12 year sentence regarding corruption charges. Upon first receiving this sentence, he holed up in the union headquarters, with great support from his supporters. He initially petitioned to have the prison sentence held… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43734354 More than 60 Brazilian members of congress from the opposition Workers’ Party have formally changed their names. They have added the name “Lula”, after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was jailed last weekend. The move, in tribute to the former president, was led by the head of the party, Gleisi Hoffmann. She will now be known as Gleisi Lula… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/texas-national-guard-rio-grande/index.htmlAlong the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas (CNN)They have rifles and pistols but the Texas National Guard troops on the Rio Grande are on the border with Mexico only as physical deterrents and observers, a soldier told CNN on Tuesday from an observation post overlooking the river. Troops are providing an extra set of eyes and ears — in… Read more »
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/07/americas/brazil-lula-da-silva/index.html Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil (CNN)Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva turned himself over to federal authorities Saturday to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. Before Lula da Silva surrendered to police, his supporters prevented him from turning himself in by blocking his car. Lula da Silva had been holed up since Friday in the… Read more »