I played the UNHCR in the simulation, and I felt comfortable in this role. It wasn’t as stressful as some of the other roles in the simulation, but it was still stressful at times. I felt that sometimes we were being pulled every which way, and everyone was annoyed with us at one time or another. It was difficult being… Read more »
Mexico has detained nearly 400 Central American migrants who were traveling through the south of the country trying to reach the US-Mexico border. Monday’s operation in Chipas state targeted a group of 3000 migrants which included small children. Officials have said those detained refused to apply for visas. Mexico is under pressure from the US to stem the flow of… Read more »
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 »
Ten Brazilian soldiers have been arrested after their army patrol fired on a car carrying a family in the city of Rio. Police accused the soldiers of firing more than 80 shots at the car, killing driver Evaldo dos Santos Rosa and injuring a passenger and a passer-by. Mr Rosa was driving his family to a baby shower in northern… Read more »
Hundreds of Hondurans have gathered in the city of San Pedro Sula from where they plan to begin a journey of more than 4,000km (2,485 miles) to the US. Almost 1,000 people, police say, gathered at the bus terminal after news of a new migrant caravan spread. The migrants travel in large groups for safety to avoid being robbed, kidnapped… Read more »
Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election last October on a platform of change. He said he would deliver a safer Brazil to appease those worried about rising violence, an economic turnaround after several years of crisis and – perhaps most central to his campaign – an end to old-style corrupt politics which have seen dozens of high-ranking politicians, including a… Read more »