Chilean leader acknowledges excess force used in protestsChile’s president is struggling to bring calm as demonstrators have taken to the streets again a month into a potent protest movement that has dramatically altered the political landscape of the South American nationThe Associated Press10 hours ago
Colombia church massacre victims ID’d with DNA put to restRelatives of those killed in a Colombia massacre are putting their loved ones to rest nearly two decades after the attack – while also warning the government hasn’t done enough to prevent a similar tragedy from happening againThe Associated Press11 hours ago
Brazil says Amazon deforestation is worst since 2008A Brazilian government report says the rate of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is at its highest level in more than a decade, undermining officials’ claims that concerns by environmentalists have been overblownThe Associated Press17 hours ago
UN calls for talks to end Bolivia crisis as death toll risesA Bolivian official says a U.N. envoy is urging the government of the Andean country’s interim president and supporters of exiled leader Evo Morales to begin talks on resolving a crisis that has already claimed 23 lives and is causing food shortagesThe Associated Press1 day ago
4 homeless men dead, 4 sick in suspected poisoning in BrazilPolice in Brazil say four homeless men are dead and four others hospitalized in critical condition after drinking from a bottle containing a “suspicious liquid” given to them by unidentified people in the city of Sao PauloThe Associated Press1 day ago
Rights group: Nicaragua plans charges for detained activistsA Nicaraguan rights group says authorities will file charges against a group of government opponents, including 13 who were arrested for supporting protesters demanding freedom for people they consider political prisonersThe Associated Press1 day ago
Bolivia’s crisis exposes old racial, geographic dividesAnalysts: Bolivia’s political crisis is exposing historical racial, ethnic and geographic divides that many thought had been overcome after 14 years of rule by the nation’s first indigenous presidentThe Associated Press2 days ago
Venezuela’s Guaidó leads thousands in anti-Maduro protest A large crowd has rallied around Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó in a peaceful protest, answering his call to take to the streets in an attempt to reignite a campaign aimed at forcing President Nicolás Maduro from powerThe Associated Press2 days ago
