More violence rings out in Nicaragua after nation-wide strike
Violent clashes in Nicaragua flared on Friday night at a church in the capital where several people were seriously injured, following months of unrest pitting pro-government forces against protesters that has claimed some 300 lives.
Factbox: Colombia President-elect Duque names cabinet members
Colombia’s president-elect, Ivan Duque, named key ministers to his Cabinet in the last week, announcing Guillermo Botero as defense minister and Jonathan Malagon as housing minister on Tuesday.
After major protests, national strike empties streets in Nicaragua
A nationwide strike in most of Nicaragua emptied streets on Friday as businesses shut their doors, heeding the call of civil society groups that have demanded President Daniel Ortega’s resignation after more than three months of bloody civil unrest.
Indictment of Russian officers puts pressure on Trump at Putin summit
If U.S. President Donald Trump was inclined to be tentative when raising election meddling with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, the indictment of 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking in 2016 has made that approach a much harder sel…
China floods wreak havoc, block roads and railways; more rain due
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are wreaking havoc across China, with floods along major rivers destroying bridges, blocking roads and railways and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate, state media reported on Saturday.
Colombia seeks to heal war wounds as FARC commanders appear before tribunal
Former Marxist FARC rebel commanders in Colombia, headed by their leader Rodrigo Londono, appeared before a tribunal on Friday that will try crimes allegedly committed during the country’s five-decade civil war.
Chilean police raid bishops’ offices over abuse accusations: prosecutor
Chilean police and prosecutors investigating accusations of sexual abuse by clerics launched simultaneous raids on Friday on the offices of archbishops in two cities in the country’s south, officials said.
Pompeo meets next Mexican president, says Trump wants better ties
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to strengthen and improve ties with Mexico after “bumps in the road,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Mexico’s next leader on Friday, following the leftist’s landslide victory this month.
Trump’s ambassador lobbied Britain on behalf of jailed right-wing activist Tommy Robinson
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Brazilian retail billionaire Rocha drops out of presidential race
Billionaire Flavio Rocha dropped his bid to become president of Brazil on Friday as rival center-right parties seek to draw his Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) into an alliance for the October elections.
