Earthquake Strikes Peruvian Coast
Survey says quake happened Monday shortly after midnight local time, 280 kilometers south-southeast of Lima Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:23:31 GMT
Death Toll Rises to 17 in Brazil Buildings Collapse
Officials say rescue workers pulled more bodies from rubble Saturday, three days after office buildings collapsed in Rio de Janeiro Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:42:02 GMT
Chavez Hopes for Better Relationship With US
Venezuelan president says he hopes if President Barack Obama is re-elected two leaders can shake hands and have 'a great relationship' Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:21:00 GMT
Guatemala to Try Ex-Dictator for Genocide
Judge rules Efrain Rios Montt should answer charges or responsibility for mass killing of indigenous people during civil war Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:41:19 GMT
5 Dead in Brazil Buildings Collapse
Brazilian rescue workers continue their search for people who may be trapped in rubble in downtown Rio de Janeiro Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:14:15 GMT
Threatened by climate change, glaciers now under attack from ice thieves - UN
Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the world's glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said today, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
El Salvador: UN panel voices concern at arbitrary detention, prison overcrowding
A United Nations expert human rights panel has voiced concern about the right to security impinging on the right to be free from arbitrary detention in El Salvador, as well as extreme overcrowding in prisons and police facilities in the Central American nation. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST
Former Haitian leader must face charges for human rights abuses, says UN
The United Nations today voiced its concern at reports that former Haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier may not face charges relating to the serious human rights violations that took place during his 15-year rule, while stressing that justice must be ensured for the victims. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST
Independent UN expert calls on Brazil to suspend São Paulo evictions
An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Brazilian authorities to suspend evictions from the Pinheirinho settlement in São Paulo and find durable solutions with residents. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST
William in Falklands for deployment
BRITAIN'S Prince William arrived in the Falkland Islands overnight to begin his deployment with a Royal Air Force search and rescue team, the British government confirmed.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:01:59 GMT
Sean Penn named ambassador for Haiti
ACTOR Sean Penn has been named ambassador at large for Haiti in recognition of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake.
Ice stolen from glacier recovered
POLICE are investigating a criminal gang that allegedly stole blocks of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier in southern Chile.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:38:20 GMT
Scores injured in Peruvian earthquake
A POWERFUL earthquake has injured scores of people, buckled buildings and caused power outages on the coast south of Lima, with no immediate reports of fatalities, officials say.
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