Latin America
Heavy rains kill five in Panama
Panama City-- Heavy rains caused by a recent tropical depression have killed at least five people, including two minors, in Panama.
The National Civil Protection...
Ten killed in Ecuadorian Amazon highway crash
Quito-- Ten people died in a highway traffic accident in southeast Ecuador's Amazonian province of Morona Santiago, the national emergency service said.
The ECU 911...
Uruguay’s presidential candidates face runoff in November
Montevideo-- Uruguay's two leading presidential candidates will face off in a run-off on November 24, as neither secured the majority needed in general elections,...
Peru’s ex-President Toledo sentenced to 20 years in prison over corruption
Lima-- Peru's judiciary sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo, who was in office from 2001 to 2006, to 20 years and six months in prison...