The US Geological Survey has registered an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale in central Chile.
Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:47AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will run in the next presidential race, saying his cancer can’t “beat” him, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:40PM
Tens of thousands of students in Canada have taken to the streets to protest against a planned 75 percent tuition hike at universities in the country’s Quebec province.
Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:56AM
The Argentinean congress is set to issue a statement this week in order to ratify Argentina's sovereignty over the disputed Malvinas Islands, which will be delivered to world parliaments, Press TV reports.
Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:27PM
UPDATE
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale has hit Mexico’s southwest, with no immediate reports of serious damage.
Tue Mar 20, 2012 6:24AM
Peru has cancelled a visit by a British navy frigate planning to dock at the country’s port of Callao to show support for Argentine’s claims of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands.
Mon Mar 19, 2012 7:23AM
Bolivian President Evo Morales says he will shut down the American embassy in La Paz if Washington continues to interfere in Bolivia’s internal affairs.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:35AM
Brazilian prosecutors say they will press criminal charges against the executives of the US oil giant Chevron and its Switzerland-based offshore drilling company Transocean on charges of environmental crimes.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:17AM
The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has denounced British oil exploration plans in the hotly disputed Malvinas Islands, amid mounting tensions between Britain and Argentina over the archipelago.
Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:34AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has addressed his supporters in Caracas to brush away the rumors alleging that his health is deteriorating and that there is internal power struggles within the ruling Socialist Party.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:15PM
The Jewish community in Canada has denounced Israel crimes against the Palestinians as well as its warmongering against Iran by organizing rallies to protest Tel Aviv policies, Press TV reports.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 8:29AM
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez has expressed appreciation to the people of Chile for their support in her country's bid over the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands.
Sat Mar 17, 2012 2:15AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned home almost three weeks after he underwent an operation in Cuba to have a lesion containing cancerous cells removed.
Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:53AM
In Canada, at least 150 people have been arrested and several others injured in the city of Montreal after weeks of massive student protests against tuition hikes.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:22PM
Chilean students calling for education reforms in the South American country have clashed with police during a protest rally in the capital Santiago.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 7:15PM
Last Update.
Argentinean Foreign Minister says his country will take legal action against the oil companies operating around the disputed Malvinas islands.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49PM
Argentinean workers and pensioners have gathered in Buenos Aires to protest against the government’s labor policies, saying the economic growth has not turned into real developments, Press TV reports.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:1AM
The Argentine senate has unanimously voted for a measure asserting the South American country’s “legitimate sovereignty” over the disputed Malvinas Islands.
Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:44AM
Riot police have attacked gold miners protesting against a crackdown on illegal mining in southeastern Peru, leaving three people dead and 29 wounded.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:44AM
Four Brazilian prosecutors have unveiled the first court case for crimes committed during the country’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, charging a colonel over five unresolved kidnappings.
Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:25AM
A new UN report says over two thousand trade union activists have been killed in Colombia since 1984.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 2:41PM
Thousands of Canadian’s have taken to street to demand a full public inquiry into the recently revealed ‘Robocalls’ scandal that influenced the 2011 Canadian, Press TV reports.
Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:57AM
Early results from El Salvador’s general elections show that the country’s right-wing opposition party, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), has taken an early narrow lead.
Sun Mar 11, 2012 11:10PM
Salvadoreans have begun voting in general elections that are believed to be a major test for the country’s first leftist government since the end of civil war in 1992.
Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:33PM
The number of European citizens detained for drug trafficking in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has soared by 80 percent since the financial crisis of 2008, Press TV reports.
Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:38AM
Mexican police say they have found the mutilated bodies of four young students in plastic bags in the central Mexican city of Cuernavaca.
Fri Mar 9, 2012 1:19PM
Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada faces threats of a massive labor disruption next week, unless the government steps in to halt a simultaneous strike and lockout.
Fri Mar 9, 2012 2:17AM
The Cuban government has denounced the United States for keeping Havana from attending next month's Summit of the Americas.
Thu Mar 8, 2012 7:49AM
Chilean police have clashed with hundreds of protesters calling for healthcare and educational reforms in the isolated southern region of Aysen.
Tue Mar 6, 2012 9:24AM
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to build a museum dedicated to the Malvinas War to honor the marines that were killed while trying to reclaim the island from the UK.
Tue Mar 6, 2012 7:47AM
Uruguay says it will comply with a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and admit its role in violating human rights during the country’s US-backed dictatorship between 1973 and 1985.
Tue Mar 6, 2012 3:29AM
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has shaken northern Argentina, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Mon Mar 5, 2012 4:6AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has reiterated support for his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad and slammed the West for pressuring Damascus and disrespecting the sovereignty of Syria.
Mon Mar 5, 2012 12:47AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appeared on television for the first time since undergoing cancer surgery in Cuba, saying his recovery has been ‘open, progressive, and rapid.’
Fri Mar 2, 2012 9:30AM
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has slammed the rich countries fiscal policies, accusing them of unleashing a ‘monetary tsunami’ that is cannibalizing the emerging economies.
Fri Mar 2, 2012 2:24AM
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she is seeking negotiations with the British government to establish direct flights from Buenos Aires to the disputed Malvinas (Falkland) Islands.
Thu Mar 1, 2012 1:31PM
A new report has revealed that a child trafficking ring uncovered by the Mexican police in mid-January has provided hundreds of kids to adoptive families in other countries.
Wed Feb 29, 2012 9:51AM
Amid an ongoing dispute over the Malvinas Islands between Argentina and Britain, the Argentinean industry minister has called on the country’s top companies to stop importing British products, Press TV reports.
Tue Feb 28, 2012 10:23PM
The Venezuelan government says President Hugo Chavez is in good physical condition after surgeons totally removed a lesion from his pelvis during an operation in Cuba.
Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:4PM
A Commission in charge of examining Canada’s policy of separating the country’s indigenous children from their parents says the policy created generations of "lost souls".
Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:49AM
Argentinean veterans of the Malvinas War have shown support for their provincial authority’s decision to ban two British cruise ships from docking in one of their southern ports.
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:37AM
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has pardoned three owners and a journalist of the country's main opposition newspaper, who faced jail terms and $42 million in fines for libeling him.
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:6AM
Approximately 117,000 people have been affected by the floods in the Brazilian state of Acre, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry.
Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:18AM
Colombia's main leftist rebel group has announced that it is abandoning the practice of kidnapping and will soon release its remaining ten government hostages it has held for years.
Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:44AM
Mexican security officials say that twenty-two foreign tourists have been robbed of valuables and their passports during a shore excursion near the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta.
Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:32AM
LAST UPDATE
A train derails in southeastern Canada, killing at least three people.
Sun Feb 26, 2012 3:44AM
Brazil's finance minister says emerging economies will increase assistance to crisis-hit Europe in return for more power in the IMF and a stronger “firewall” by eurozone economies.
Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:27PM
The Brazilian navy says a fire on Brazil’s research station in Antarctica has left one member of the military injured while two other are missing, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:1PM
A Haitian lawmaker says Prime Minister Garry Conille has sent a letter of resignation to President Michel Martelly.
Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:43PM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he has to return to Cuba for treatment as his cancer is likely back, shaking his people and supporters around the world.
