South America
Photo Story: Bolivia heads to run-off Presidential elections
President of Bolivia Evo Morales (C), along with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera (C, left), speaks to the press at the Palacio…
Bolivia’s Evo Morales faces tight election race
Bolivians are voting in key elections to decide whether to deliver a fourth term to President Evo Morales. Since sweeping to power…
Ecuador’s President strike deal to end protests
President Lenín Moreno and leaders of Ecuador’s indigenous peoples struck a deal late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end…
Protests persist in Quito
Protesters face the police during protests with indigenous presence in Quito, Ecuador. Hundreds of warriors from the Ecuadorian Amazon joined the protests…
Ecuador protesters take eight police officers hostage
Eight police officers have been taken hostage in Ecuador amid ongoing demonstrations that have forced the government from the capital. Indigenous demonstrators…
Demonstration against President Evo Morales in Bolivia
Thousands of Bolivians attended a demonstration held to show opposition to President Evo Morales and his participation in upcoming elections, in La…
Ecuador paralyzed by national strike
Indigenous protesters have clashed again with riot police in Ecuador’s captial as thousands of people joined anti-government rallies and marches calling for…
Ecuador president Moreno flees the capital amid growing unrest
As thousands of anti-government protesters poured into Ecuador's capital Quito, the nation's president, Lenin Moreno, moved to the southern port city of…
Shopkeepers arrested as protests continue in Ecuador
Ecuadorean authorities began arresting shopkeepers for raising food prices as indigenous groups clashed with security forces on Sunday in a fourth day…
Ecuador declares state of emergency, will be leaving OPEC
Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno has declared a state of emergency in response to nationwide protests over fiscal reforms valued over €1.8 billion…
Photo story: Bon Jovi at the Rock in Rio 2019 music festival in Brazil
US singer Bon Jovi performs on stage during Rock in Rio 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rock in Rio is a…
Vast oil spill hits dozens of beaches in Brazil
Brazilian officials are investigating the source of a vast oil spill that has hit dozens of beaches along the country's north-eastern coast.…