Latin America
44th Mercosur Summit Commences in Brazil
Al-Assad May Seek Asylum in Latin America
Bolivia
UN Victory for the Nation’s Coca Chewers
United States Accused of Violating Sovereignty
Government Decriminalises Right to Strike
Brazil
60 Police Arrested for Drug Trafficking, Corruption
Officials Dismissed in Latest Corruption Scandal
Drug Addicts Removed from ‘Crackland’ Slum
Brazil Approves Extradition of ex-Soldier in Human Rights Case
Former Chief of Staff Guilty of Corruption
Caribbean
Cuba: Legal Foreign TV Broadcasts Begin Today
Dominican Republic: 3,800 Volunteer for National Literacy Programme
Cuba: UN Calls for End to US Embargo
Central America
Honduras: Four Judges Dismissed in ‘Technical Coup’
Guatemala: Archaeologists Discover Ancient Mayan Tomb
Nicaragua: Music Promoter Linked with Gang that Killed Facundo Cabral
Panama: Controversial Land Law to be Repealed
Chile
Mapuche Groups Demand Self-Determination
Mapuche School Burned, None Injured
Minister of the Interior Claims Mapuche Groups Receive Foreign Funding
Confrontations Erupt over Unwanted Pig Feedlot
Student Leaders Receive Human Rights Award
Fishermen March Towards Capital in Protest
Colombia
National Liberation Army Kidnaps 5 Gold Miners
Military Airstrike Leaves 13 FARC Dead
Three Detained in Connection with Peasant Massacre
Homicide Rate in Capital ‘Lowest in 27 Years’
Congress Approves Regulation of Euthanasia
Ecuador
Foreign Affairs Minister Calls for Dissolution of OAS
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Chevron Appeal
Mexico
Crusade against Hunger Launches Today amidst Criticism
Five Police Missing in Durango State
Paraguay
Ministry of Health Issues Dengue Alert
Alleged Coup Leader Accepts Presidential Candidature
Protesters Occupy Indigenous Institute
Peru
New Protests over Conga Mining Project
Restrictions Imposed on Genetically-Modified Organisms
Uruguay
President Mujica to Review Media Decree
Congress Votes to Decriminalise Abortion
Venezuela
Supreme Court Postpones Chávez Inauguration
December Most Violent Month of 2012 for Capital
Chávez’s Cancer Surgery ‘Successful’
Palestinians No Longer Require Visas
Two Opposition Politicians Killed During Campaign Rally
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