World Dec 09 New Peru president appears in military ceremony to cement power Peru’s first female president appeared in a military ceremony on national television on Friday in her first official event as head of state, an attempt to cement her power and buck the national trend of early presidential departures.
World Nov 26 Biden eases oil sanctions on Venezuela as opposition talks resume Venezuela’s government and its opposition on Saturday agreed to create a U.N.-managed fund to finance health, food and education programs for the poor, while the Biden administration eased some oil sanctions on the country in an effort to boost the…
World Jun 19 Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro elected Colombia’s first leftist president Petro’s victory underlined a drastic change in presidential politics for a country that has long marginalized the left for its perceived association with the armed conflict.
Politics May 17 U.S. to ease some economic sanctions against Venezuela The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.
Nation Mar 09 Biden administration says 2 Americans have been freed from Venezuelan detention The White House says two American detainees have been released by the Venezuelan government.
Politics Jul 28 Leftist rural teacher sworn in as Peru’s president A leftist political novice who has promised to be a champion of his country's poor has been sworn in as Peru's new president. Rural teacher Pedro Castillo has never held office before.
World Jul 20 Leftist teacher, political novice, is Peru’s president-elect A teacher in one of the poorest communities in the Andes who had never held office is now Peru's president-elect after officials in the South American country declared him the winner of a runoff election.
World Jun 07 Peru’s presidential runoff election too close to call A rural teacher-turned-political novice and the daughter of an imprisoned former president have traded the lead in a tight race for Peru's presidency.
World May 15 Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians The young men and women have become the voices for Colombians fed up with a government they say has mismanaged the coronavirus pandemic and crushed hopes of a better future.
World Apr 23 Venezuela’s Maduro begins allowing aid against hunger, virus Maduro for years had rejected numerous humanitarian aid offers as unnecessary and as veiled attempts by the United States and other hostile forces to destabilize his socialist government. That stance appears to have wavered amid continuing hardships.