* Morales quits after 14 years in power, denounces coup * Shops and properties attacked, gangs roam streets * Opposition senator offers to be interim president * Latin America split, Mexico offers Morales asylum (Adds background, details, resignation letter) LA PAZ, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Looting and roadblocks convulsed Bolivia on Monday after President Evo Morales’ resignation ended 14 years… Read more »
“Millions cannot afford the bare minimum of food, water, and health care”, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs continued, adding that “the situation continues to deteriorate”. Most Venezuelans have been affected by a years-long political and economic crisis in what was formerly Latin America’s wealthiest nation, leading to a major shrinking of the economy, fueled by hyperinflation. Around 4.5 million… Read more »
Hours before six children and three women were killed, two rival gangs had a shootout near the U.S. border. MEXICO CITY — A conflict between two criminal groups fighting for control of a region in northern Mexico is a focus of the authorities in their investigation into the massacre of nine members of a Mormon family, officials said Wednesday. Gen…. Read more »
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The Chilean government has agreed to write a new constitution to replace one dating back to the Pinochet dictatorship, bowing to the demands of protesters who have taken to the streets in often violent demonstrations in recent weeks. Interior Minister Gonzalo Blumel said the president, cabinet members and political allies had agreed Congress should lead the process… Read more »