27

Mar

Chapecoense plane crash survivor dies after football game

Rafael Henzel, one of the only six survivors of the plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian football team Chapecoense in 2016, has died after suffering a heart attack…

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25

Mar

Russian military planes in Venezuela raise suspicions

The media in Venezuela is claiming that two Russian air force planes at Venezuela's main airport landed with a Russian defence official and nearly 100 troops. The two planes left…

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23

Mar

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal caught up in sex abuse scandal

A Vatican statement on Saturday said Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago, Chile, who has been caught up in the country's sex…

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23

Mar

New regional bloc created in South American region

The Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru signed a declaration to create a regional bloc of nations they say is open to any country, regardless of…

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21

Mar

Former Brazilian President Temer arrested

Michel Temer, the former Brazilian President, has been arrested as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation. Numerous Brazilian politicians and business executives have been convicted or are being charged as…

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20

Mar

Convoy carrying nuclear fuel attacked in Brazil

  A convoy of trucks carrying uranium fuel to a nuclear power plant near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro was targeted by gunmen. Brazilian security officials said convoy…

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08

Mar

Maduro blames US for massive power outage

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed the United States for a prolonged power outage which affected most of the South American country. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denied Washington…

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07

Mar

American journalist released from custody in Venezuela

  Venezuela’s government released an American journalist and his local colleague after they spent more than 12 hours in custody. A move that drew further international condemnation of President Nicolas…

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06

Mar

Venezuela expels German Ambassador

German Ambassador Daniel Kriener (right in photo above) has been told to leave Venezuela within 48 hours. He has been accused by the Nicolas Maduro government of meddling in Venezuela's…

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03

Mar

Pictorial Slideshow: Carnival in Brazil

 

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02

Mar

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kick off

Deutsche Welle (DW) reports that Brazil's world-famous Rio de Janeiro's Carnival celebrations officially began on Friday. This year's celebration is of particular interest as it is the first festival since…

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04

Jul

Columbia’s past daemons of post World Cup player’s murder brought back to life as two players get life threats after missing penalties

Mail Online: Colombians urged calm last night after the two players who missed penalties against England suffered insults and threats from furious fans on social media. Vile messages targeting Mateus Uribe…

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03

Jul

The Sun’s “Go KANE!” headline irks Colombian UK ambassador

The Sun decided to fully embrace the Little Englander stereotype for its front page today and not everyone was a fan. The paper splashed with a picture of Harry Kane ahead…

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02

Jul

The Guardian: World Cup spotlights Brazil’s great players – and their single mothers

Round the corner from a gang member with a pistol in his waistband and an automatic rifle in his hands, the Women’s Bar in Rio’s Complexo do Alemão favela was…

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16

Jun

17 dead after stampede in a nightclub in Venezuelan capital Caracas

BBC: At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede in a nightclub in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, the Interior Minister Néstor Reverol has confirmed. The stampede was triggered when…

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12

Jun

More sex abuse accusations against the Roman Catholic Church in Chile investigated by Scicluna and Bertomeu

Reuters : More sex abuse accusations against the Roman Catholic Church in Chile are emerging, including against Pope Francis's own Jesuit order, shortly after the Vatican accepted resignations from three…

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07

Jun

Insight: Israel vs Argentina – Geopolitics and Sport

The Times of Israel analyst Ben Sales writes an analysis on the impact of the decision of the cancellation of Argentina vs Israel football match.  (more…)

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07

Jun

Opinion: Argentina should not play the World Cup in Russia, otherwise its decision on Israeli game is mere hypocrisy

The following is an article penned by Miguel Wiñazki which appeared in Clarin (Argentina). Article was originally written in Argentinian and what you're reading is a translation.  "The soccer match between…

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06

Jun

Goal net from Brazil’s World Cup disaster 7 – 1 loss against Germany to be sold for charity

Samuel Loyd, the director of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, where Brazil’s footballing meltdown occurred on July 8 four years ago, announced that one of the goal nets used in…

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06

Jun

Contrary to Argentinian media reports, Malta won’t play against Argentina

Sources close to the Malta Football Association denied a report on Mundo Albiceleste quoting Fox Sport (Argentina) which said that the Maltese national team was a potential opponent of the Argentinian national team, after the decision…

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06

Jun

Argentina cancels ‘friendly’ football match against Israel

Argentina's national football team has cancelled an upcoming friendly match with Israel, Argentine sports website Minutouno reported. The report states that Saturday's game in Jerusalem had been "suspended" amid an…

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02

Jun

Petrobras’ CEO resigns following nationwide strikes in Brazil

The head of Brazil's oil giant Petrobras, Pedro Parente, has resigned, following a nationwide strike by lorry drivers that caused huge disruption. Pedro Parente's resignation was one of the demands…

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01

Jun

Pope Francis denounces culture of abuse and coverup in the Catholic Church

The Guardian reports that through comments made in a pastoral letter to the Chilean faithful on the eve of another weekend he will spend listening to victims of Chile's 'most…

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31

May

Pope Francis sends Maltese Archbishop Charles Scicluna and Father Jordi Bertomeu on a new mission in Chile

Pope Francis is sending his two top sexual abuse investigators back to Chile to gather more information about the crisis that has hit the Catholic Church there, the Vatican said…

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30

May

Panini World Cup stickers used to lure voters in Peru

The Italian firm Panini is known for its sticker collections. These collections which vary in the subject know their popularity to the football collections, especially those linked with the big…

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28

May

Duque wins first round of Colombian elections

Right-winger Ivan Duque, who intends to reform the peace pact with the FARC ex-guerrilla, won the first round of the Presidential election in Colombia on Sunday. He didn't obtain an absolute…

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21

May

Nicolas Maduro wins Venezuela Election

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has shrugged off international condemnation and allegations of vote buying and electoral fraud to claim a second six-year term at the helm of his crisis-stricken nation. He invited…

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19

May

All Chilean Bishops offer resignation to Vatican

All of Chile's 34 Roman Catholic bishops have offered Pope Francis their resignations in the wake of a child sex scandal and cover-up. They asked forgiveness from victims and the…

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17

May

Paraguay to move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem

Paraguay's government says President Horacio Cartes will open the country's new embassy to Israel in Jerusalem on Tuesday, following similar steps by the United States and Guatemala. The decision to…

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07

May

Oil price goes above $70 a barrel for first time in over three years

US crude oil prices have pushed above $70 a barrel for the first time in over three years as concerns have grown over supplies from Iran and Venezuela. West Texas…

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