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Colombian president confirms ouster of Bogota mayor
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The mayor of Colombia's capital city Bogota was ousted from his post on Wednesday, President Juan Manuel Santos said in a controversial decision that could affect May...
Venezuela protest leader says seeks Maduro’s exit, not coup
CARACAS (Reuters) - Opposition political leader Leopoldo Lopez says he is seeking to draw millions of Venezuelans into the streets to join protests decrying corruption, crime and shortages in a...
Protests close world No. 2 ferronickel mine in Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Cerro Matoso, the world's No. 2 ferronickel producer owned by multinational BHP Billiton and located in Colombia, said it has temporarily shut its mine after two weeks...
Colombia leader rejects Jesse Jackson help in release of U.S. hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's president rejected the involvement of U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in overseeing the release of a former U.S. Marine kidnapped by FARC rebels, saying on...
Colombia leader rejects Jesse Jackson help in release of U.S. hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's president rejected the involvement of U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in overseeing the release of a former U.S. Marine kidnapped by FARC rebels, saying on...
Cargill may have broken law over Colombia land buying: Oxfam
BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. commodities trader Cargill bought a large area of farming land in Colombia many times bigger than the legal limit by setting up dozens of "shell companies",...
Shell, BASF agree to pay-out over Brazil chemical contamination
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Oil producer Shell and German chemical company BASF agreed on Monday to pay compensation that could reach 620 million reais ($316 million) to workers exposed over three...
Analysis: Nightclub fire exposes faults in Brazil’s big ambitions
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A nightclub fire that killed 231 people is prompting Brazilians to worry that a culture of haphazard regulation and lax accountability stand in the way...
Brazil presses Venezuela on alleged Amazon massacre
Caracas (Reuters) - Brazil said on Friday it is pressing Venezuela to determine whether Brazilian gold miners crossed the border and massacred a village of about 80 indigenous people from...
Brazil’s Rousseff vetoes key clauses of land law
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed divisive elements of a new law that relaxes the forest cover farmers must preserve on their land, taking a stand...