In Colombia the UN has placed troops in zones to verify a ceasefire and cessation of hostiles. Recently, four troops were sent home due an incident in which they danced with FARC rebels at a New Years Eve party. This may seem to be an extreme course of action for a little bit of fun, but letting this type of… Read more »
The United Nations said Thursday it has sacked four members of its monitoring mission for the Colombian peace process for dancing with FARC rebels at a New Year’s Eve party.
Jovenel Moise won Haiti’s presidential elections with 55.6 percent of the first round vote held on November 20, according to official results released Tuesday. The announcement by Haiti‘s Provisional Electoral Council puts an end to a protracted electoral process that began in October 2015 and paralyzed the Caribbean country’s politics for more than a year.
Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro named an ex-security minister Wednesday as his vice-president, who would become head of state if Maduro were removed from office this year as the opposition demands.
Police in Jamaica say that one of the men charged with killing two American missionaries has escaped custody. Dwight Henry is accused of murdering Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols during a robbery in St. Mary’s Parish Jamaica. The two American missionaries were found dead on April 30, 2016. They had lived in the parish for years. Andre Thomas is also… Read more »
In El Salvador, they are starting a program that with melt down guns and use them for anti-violence programs. I think is a smart idea that will take something bad and turn it into something good. With the growing gang violence in El Salvador, it has become a social norm to own a firearm.
foxnews.com Associated Press writers Christopher Sherman in Mexico and David Keyton in Stockholm contributed to this report. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – In one of the world’s most deadly countries, a Swedish development organization is trying to turn a source of death into a resource that combats gun violence.
theguardian.com Reuters in Lima An indigenous federation opposed to a recently approved plan for oil drilling in the Peruvian Amazon has said that native communities will physically block any attempt by oil companies to operate on their lands.
Franc24 By Manon HEURTEL Haiti is still waiting for the final results of the November 20 presidential election, but time is running out. For more than a year, an electoral crisis has paralyzed the economic development of the country, which was hit by a devastating hurricane in early October. Haitians are still waiting for humanitarian aid, while relief from the… Read more »
France 24 NEWS WIRES Brazil’s top court reinstated the head of the Senate on Wednesday after one of its members suspended the lawmaker from office and opened an unprecedented constitutional crisis. By 6 votes to 3, the full Supreme Federal Tribunal put Sen. Renan Calheiros back on his job one day after the key ally of President Michel Temer refused… Read more »