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Nicolás Maduro, testing even the Pope’s patience 2019-02-15 11:58:35Venezuelan cardinal says country’s leader has no real interest in dialogue

Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil over dam 2019-02-15 09:47:43Four executives among those arrested in connection with deadly breach

Trump’s risky national emergency 2019-02-15 06:01:50A key moment in his presidency that will reverberate long after he has left office

South32 calls for industry response to Brazil mining 2019-02-14 09:36:55

America’s unexpected socialist dawn 2019-02-14 07:00:27Democrats embrace radical policies to create rare ideological debate in US politics

Venezuela’s collapse eclipses post-Soviet crash 2019-02-14 01:00:24A 54% plunge in economic output exceeds previous communist meltdown

Venezuela opposition names interim oil group board 2019-02-13 17:41:50Nominations also apply to US-based refiner Citgo and intensify battle for control of country

‘Roma’ is channelling a changing political zeitgeist 2019-02-13 10:49:56Alfonso Cuarón’s drama focuses on the ordinary Mexicans the new president has promised to represent

Cases for and against impeaching Donald Trump 2019-02-13 05:30:55Three books show that the ultimate sanction provides few answers to America’s problems

Venezuela opposition leader issues ‘direct order’ over aid 2019-02-12 19:42:48Guaidó lays down challenge to military to allow convoys to enter country on February 23

Ray Washburne steps down as US development finance 2019-02-12 16:04:27

Democrats demand Sprint merger with T-Mobile be blocked 2019-02-12 13:19:17Mooted telecoms deal takes political heat as presidential candidates weigh in

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Brazil's Bolsonaro Suffers First Defeat in Congress 2019-02-19 23:35:26Brazil's lower chamber handed right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro his first defeat in Congress on Tuesday, the day before his government presents its

Peru Launches 'Sustained' Crack-down on Illegal Mining in 2019-02-19 23:30:54Peru on Tuesday launched a new, "sustained" effort to uproot illegal gold mining in one of the Amazon's most biodiverse corners, sending 1,500 poli

Loan of $100 Million from Taiwan Gives Lifeline 2019-02-19 22:45:39Nicaragua's congress on Tuesday accepted a $100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of support to President Daniel Ortega's government, wh

Cuba Denies Military in Venezuela, Charges US Readies 2019-02-19 20:59:56Cuba denied on Tuesday it has security forces in Venezuela and charged the statements were part of an orchestrated campaign of lies paving the way for

Mexico Closes Temporary Migrant Shelter Near US Border 2019-02-19 20:45:12Officials in the northern Mexico border state of Coahuila said Tuesday they have closed a shelter in the border city of Piedras Negras where about 1,6

AP Explains: Venezuela Opposition's Fight to Win Over 2019-02-19 20:17:09U.S. President Donald Trump and Venezuela's opposition are pushing the military to let in humanitarian aid in the belief that it could break a month-

Ford to Close Oldest Brazil Plant, Exit South 2019-02-19 19:30:52Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday it will close its oldest factory in Brazil and exit its heavy commercial truck business in South America, a move that c

Venezuela Shuts Border With Caribbean Islands Ahead of 2019-02-19 19:25:32Venezuela on Tuesday shut the maritime border with nearby Dutch Caribbean islands ahead of an opposition effort to bring in humanitarian aid from fore

Chilean Nuns Find 'Relief' in Pope's Recognition of 2019-02-19 16:52:11Three former Chilean nuns who claim to have been sexually abused over two decades ago by priests in their religious order have hailed comments by Pope

Haiti AG Says No Pressure Applied to Release 2019-02-19 15:35:37Haiti Attorney General Paul Eronce Villard denied rumors Tuesday that he is being pressured to release eight men armed with a cache of high-powered we

US Opens Probe Into Brazilian Oil Bribery Scheme, 2019-02-19 14:33:21The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a former U.S.-based oil trader for Brazil's Petrobras already charged in his home country with taking pa

Venezuela Defense Chief Says Troops to Remain Loyal 2019-02-19 14:30:15Venezuela's defense minister says troops will remain stationed along the country's borders, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said "all optio

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White House condemns terrorist attack in India 2019-02-20 04:46:10 The White House reaffirmed its condemnation of last week's suicide bomb attack in India, offering its support for the country in its fight against t

Donald Trump plans to nominate Jeffery Rosen for 2019-02-20 02:49:17 President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Jeffrey Rosen to be the next deputy attorney general of the Department of Justice, the White

Southwest cancels 200 flights as maintenance issues persist 2019-02-19 23:42:10 Southwest Airlines extended its "operational emergency" to a fifth day Tuesday as more than double the daily average of planes were grounded due to

Trump administration to cancel $929M for California high-speed 2019-02-19 22:40:44 The federal government said it will cancel $928 million in grants from the California bullet train project as the state failed to live up to its agre

New York co-workers win $437M in state's largest 2019-02-19 22:31:20 A group of 23 coworkers pooled together and won $437 million in the largest jackpot in New York Lottery history, officials announced Tuesday.

Virgin flight hits record 801 mph due to 2019-02-19 20:11:38 A powerful jet stream propelled a commercial airline flight to record speeds of more than 800 mph.

Testimony: Patrick Frazee ordered woman to kill fiancee 2019-02-19 19:03:15 An Idaho nurse told investigators Tuesday that a Colorado man accused of killing his missing fiancee told her he beat the woman to death and burned h

Judge allows suit against Obama Presidential Center to 2019-02-19 18:01:15 A federal judge in Illinois ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit targeting the location of the planned Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's South Side can

Donald Trump orders Space Force to be established 2019-02-19 16:53:14 President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday ordering the Department of Defense to create the Space Force initially as part of the Air Force.

American food pantries receive millions of gallons of 2019-02-19 16:13:38 Millions of gallons of fresh milk from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are arriving at food banks for the first time.

U.S. gasoline prices rise on refinery problems 2019-02-19 14:36:28 Gasoline prices rose week-over-week, increasing on average six cents per gallon to $2.33 -- the biggest one-week increase yet this year -- the AAA sa

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law boosting minimum 2019-02-19 14:20:14 Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill hiking minimum wage in the state to $15 an hour by 2025.

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Opposition leader Gauido mobilises support to bring US 2019-02-17 02:57:23Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has vowed that US and international aid will be enter the country on February 23.

Venezuela's Guaido calls for nationwide protests to allow 2019-02-16 23:23:51Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for nationwide protests next week to support volunteers planning to travel to the border w

Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, Heather Nauert, withdraws 2019-02-16 20:16:48Former Fox News anchor and State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert on Saturday withdrew from consideration to be the US ambassador to the United N

Vatican dismisses former cardinal McCarrick from priesthood over 2019-02-16 04:06:08Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confes

Illinois factory gunman killed victims after being fired 2019-02-16 01:36:49The gunman who killed five fellow workers at an Illinois factory had just been fired, and the plant manager and a human resources official were among

US raises pressure on Maduro with sanctions against 2019-02-15 16:11:28The US ratcheted up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday by sanctioning some of his top security officials and the head of the st

PetroCaribe Challenge: The campaign mobilising Haitians against corruption 2019-02-15 10:32:17For more than a week Haitians have been taking to the streets, demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse and an independent investigat

A life of exile: How drought is forcing 2019-02-15 09:45:37Every day, 300 Hondurans take to the road for a life of exile in the United States. They are reluctantly leaving behind a country that is becoming inc

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse breaks silence amid unrest 2019-02-15 01:31:36Haitian President Jovenel Moïse breaks silence amid unrest

Haiti's president breaks silence over deadly unrest 2019-02-14 23:47:45Haitian President Jovenel Moise on Thursday broke his silence after a week of violent protests demanding his resignation as the US announced it was pu

Trump declares 'national emergency' to fund border wall 2019-02-14 16:13:31President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will declare a national emergency to try to obtain funds for his promised US-Mexico border wall bypassin

Haiti government silent as deadly protests show no 2019-02-14 11:44:40The wave of demonstrations against Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse and his government’s mishandling of development funds has left a sevent