An animal exotic to most Cubans has become an online obsession – but not for the reasons one of the island’s revolutionary heroes was hoping. It all started when Comandante Guillermo García Frías, 91, a former comrade-in-arms of the late leader Fidel Castro, recommended the ostrich as a nutritious supplement to the Cuban diet. In fact, he said on state television, it… Read more »
Rescue workers have found 11 bodies buried in the mud after a landslide hit the Colombian town of Rosas on Sunday. The number of people killed in the town in south-western Cauca province has risen to 28. At least two people are still missing but emergency workers say hopes of finding anyone alive are slim. Landslides are common in Colombia… Read more »
Twenty-five people were killed in western Bolivia when the bus they were travelling in fell more than 200m (656ft) down a ravine. The bus was trying to overtake a lorry when it collided head-on with another vehicle and went over the cliff, injuring 24 passengers. High speed could have contributed to the crash on Sunday night local time. Accidents on… Read more »
Mexico has detained nearly 400 Central American migrants who were travelling through the south of the country trying to reach the US border, officials say. Monday’s operation in Chiapas state targeted a group of some 3,000 migrants which included small children. It is said to be the largest single raid on people travelling in so-called caravans. Officials say those detained… Read more »
Donald Trump has been calling for an investigation of those that investigated his presidential campaign. With the new appointed attorney general the investigation will most likely happen. William Barr was asked whether spying occurred during the 2016 White House race. He replied by saying “I think spying did occur,” he later clarified that he meant that improper surveillance may not… Read more »
Venezuela has faced numerous crises in the last months, including repeated blackouts, water shortages, and continued hyperinflation. Leading the country through these events has not been the President, Nicolas Maduro, but US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido. Guaido recently declared himself interim President, saying Maduro’s presidency is illegitimate. The United States agrees with Guaido, with Vice President Mike Pence asking the… Read more »
Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, announced his intentions for the ‘largest march in Venezuela’s history’ to take place on May 1 to show opposition to the presidency of Nicolas Maduro. Although the United States and most Western countries consider Guaido Venezuela’s legitimate leader, President Maduro is still backed by China, Russia, Turkey, Iran, and Venezuela’s state institutions (i.e. its military)…. Read more »
A Venezuelan opposition envoy has addressed the Organization of the American States (OAS) from the South American country’s seat, the first time it has happened in two decades. Gustavo Tarre delivered a speech during a session held by the OAS’s Permanent Council on Tuesday, three months after opposition leader Juan Guaidodeclared himself an interim leader on the basis that President Nicolas Maduro’s… Read more »
At least 17 people have died in Colombia following a landslide triggered by heavy rains. The early morning landslide hit at least eight homes on Easter Sunday and blocked a stretch of the Pan-American Highway in the community of Rosas, roughly 630 kilometres southwest of Bogota. A stretch of the Pan-American Highway that links Ecuador’s capital Quito to the Colombian city of… Read more »
Caracas, Venezuela – US Vice President Mike Pence asked the United Nations on Wednesday to revoke the UN credentials of the government of Nicolas Maduro and recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela‘s legitimate president. “The time has come for the United Nations to recognise interim president Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela and seat his representative in this body,”… Read more »