Panama prevents the election of former president Martinelli | Court News
Court disqualifies Martinelli's candidacy due to a 10-year prison sentence for money laundering received last year. Panama's electoral court annulled…
Latin America
Thousands of inmates escape after gang-led escape attack in Haiti | Police
News Thousands of inmates escaped from two of Haiti's largest prisons after they were raided by armed gangs. Published on…
A vision of justice: Chile's first blind senator | Policy
An indigenous mother rises in Chilean politics when she gets caught in the crossfire of a polarized nation. On her…
Thousands of inmates escape from prison amid deepening violence in Haiti | Politics News
At least 12 people were killed when gangs pushing for the prime minister's ouster attacked two prisons. At least 12…
Former paramilitary leader returned to Colombia after imprisonment in the United States | FARC News
Authorities hope that Salvatore Mancuso will cooperate by revealing information about hundreds of murders and forced disappearances. Former Colombian paramilitary…
Brazil's Fordlandia: Tracing the roots of Amazon deforestation | Environment News
Aveiro, Brazil – The flames grew to more than thirty meters and sent waves of smoke rising through the jungle.…
Thousands of Brazilians demonstrate in support of Bolsonaro amid a coup investigation | Jair Bolsonaro News
Brazil's former president rallies his supporters in a bid to demonstrate his political strength as investigations into the alleged coup…
What made Pelé so great?
cnn — Born into poverty (he used to kick a grapefruit in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais), Pelé finished…
Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves under investigation for alleged sexual assault
cnn — Brazilian footballer Dani Alves is being investigated for an alleged sexual assault that occurred in Barcelona last month,…
Basic facts about major railway accidents
Editor's note: This schedule does not include everything. Selected rail incidents with at least 200 deaths are listed, plus incidents…