Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

Americas

Americas|Political

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named the ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces

Maduro taps a hard-line loyalist to oversee Venezuela's police, raising fears of a further crackdown
Americas|News|World

Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer

Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce

Haiti's army wants recruits to fight gangs, and youths jump at the rare job offer
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling

Second Amendment activists in Hawaii are celebrating a recent legal change that allows them to carry not just guns but other weapons — from battle-axes to butterfly knives — openly in public

Bikinis, surfboards and battle-axes? Hawaii loosens long-strict weapons laws after court ruling
Americas|Economy|Finance

Brazil finance chief says he suggested new cenbank head be picked by September

Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday that he suggested to the country's president that the nomination of the next central bank head should be revealed between

Brazil finance chief says he suggested new cenbank head be picked by September
Americas|Crime|News

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case

Takeaways from the new indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6 and election subversion case
Africa|Americas

Swiss citizen arrested in Burkina Faso

A Swiss citizen working on a U.S.-funded aid project has been arrested in Burkina Faso, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Switzerland and a foreign official said on

Swiss citizen arrested in Burkina Faso
Americas|Business

Brazil miner Vale's CEO announcement to curb market speculation, says chairman

Brazilian miner Vale's decision this week to announce a new chief executive sought to avoid further market speculation over other potential candidates, the

Brazil miner Vale's CEO announcement to curb market speculation, says chairman
Americas|Health|News

New Hampshire documents year's first US human death from equine encephalitis

A New Hampshire resident has died from a rare mosquito-borne brain infection called Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said on Tuesday, marking the state's first

New Hampshire documents year's first US human death from equine encephalitis
Americas|Economy|News|Political|World

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies

Mexico pauses relations with US and Canadian embassies
Americas|Political|World

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan

Mexico’s president says he has put relations with the United States and Canadian embassies “on pause” after the two countries voiced concerns over a proposed controversial judicial overhaul

Mexico puts relations with US and Canadian embassies 'on pause' for slamming judicial overhaul plan
Americas|Crime|Environment|News

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window

A 26-year-old man has been accused of igniting a destructive California wildfire in early July by throwing a firework from a car window during hot, dry and windy weather

Man accused of starting destructive California wildfire by throwing firework out car window
Americas|Election|News|Political

US has 'significant concerns' about proposed popular election of Mexican judges, embassy says

The United States has "significant concerns" about issues which could spring up as a result of the popular election of judges in Mexico, the U.S. embassy said in a diplomatic

US has 'significant concerns' about proposed popular election of Mexican judges, embassy says
Americas|Crime|News

Former Florida sheriff's deputy denied bond in killing of Black airman

A Florida judge denied bond on Tuesday for a former sheriff's deputy charged in the May shooting death of a Black man serving in the U.S.

Former Florida sheriff's deputy denied bond in killing of Black airman
Americas|News|Political|World

Venezuela's Maduro says he will change half of his cabinet

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he will change half of his 30-member cabinet, which includes military leaders.

Venezuela's Maduro says he will change half of his cabinet
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance

U.S. Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the GDP, about as much as Florida's economy, report finds

Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according to a new report funded by Bank of America and conducted by professors at California Lutheran University and UCLA

U.S. Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the GDP, about as much as Florida's economy, report finds
Americas|News|Political|World

Venezuela's Machado says peaceful protests, external pressure could still oust Maduro

Peaceful street protests and international pressure still have the potential to unseat Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

Venezuela's Machado says peaceful protests, external pressure could still oust Maduro
Americas|News

Venezuela's Maduro shakes up cabinet after contested election

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday made major changes to his cabinet, including leadership of the oil and finance ministries and state oil company PDVSA, after a

Venezuela's Maduro shakes up cabinet after contested election
Americas|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

BBVA's Colombian unit issues ordinary shares worth $217.9 million

The Colombian unit of bank BBVA has issued ordinary shares worth 877 billion pesos ($218 million), the Colombian stock exchange said in a statement on Tuesday.

BBVA's Colombian unit issues ordinary shares worth $217.9 million
Americas|News|Political|World

Mexico freezes relations with US, Canadian embassies which criticized judicial reform

The Mexican government has paused its relationship with the U.S. and Canadian embassies in the country, President Andres Manuel Lopez

Mexico freezes relations with US, Canadian embassies which criticized judicial reform
Americas|Environment

'Nature is punishing us': Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico's north

In the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, residents and farmers have anxiously watched and waited for clouds to bring rain to refill dried-out

'Nature is punishing us': Drought imperils farmers and bees in Mexico's north
Americas|Crime|News

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman

A judge has denied bond for a fired Florida sheriff's deputy in the shooting of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman

Judge denies bond for fired deputy in fatal shooting of Black airman
Americas|Asia|News|Political|World

A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing

A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office

A top White House official says US and China are working to avoid conflict at talks in Beijing
Americas|Crime

Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances

A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called “historic truth” presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government

Fugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances
Americas|Crime|News|World

Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion

A U.S. Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct

Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion
Americas|Crime

Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of setting fires

Four arson suspects arrested for setting fires in Brazil farmland

Follow