Colombia Arrests 5 Gulf Clan Suspects, 1 Wanted by US
Colombia says four Gulf Clan suspects held in Antioquia took part in killing two police officers. A fifth man is...
October 12, 2026Section
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Peru Says Pope Leo Visit Still On for 11 November
Peru says the Pope Leo visit planned for 11 to 16 November is unchanged after the pontiff announced lung surgery....
October 12, 2026
Mexico Arrests 8 Linked to US-Wanted Carlitos Rugrats
Mexican troops detained eight people in the State of Mexico, including a man said to work for Carlitos Rugrats, charged...
October 12, 2026
Uruguay Opens Residency Route as 30,000 Await Asylum
Uruguay's government has created a permanent residency route for asylum seekers, most of them Cuban, who entered before 1 January...
October 12, 2026
Peru’s Kuczynski, 88, Plans US Trip to See Ill Wife
Peru's former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 88, says he will fly to the United States to see his ill wife...
October 12, 2026
Mexico Police Detain 39 at Guadalajara Water Protest
Police in Guadalajara, Mexico, detained 39 people after a march of about 10,000 over dirty tap water ended in clashes...
October 12, 2026
China Sanctions Paraguay Minister Over Taiwan on Monday
China froze any assets of Paraguay's technology minister, Gustavo Villate, and barred his entry on Monday 12 October over his...
October 12, 2026
Ecuador Cuts Gasoline and Diesel by 4 Cents a Gallon
Ecuador cut Extra and Ecopaís gasoline to US$3.17 a gallon and diesel to US$3.11 from 12 October, its fourth fuel...
October 12, 2026
Medellín Stabbing Leaves Australian With 25 Wounds
A 46-year-old Australian was found with 25 stab wounds in Medellín's Laureles district on Sunday 11 October after the EDC...
October 12, 2026
Rio Police Friendly Fire Kills Bope Officer, Hurts 5
A Rio police friendly fire clash on Sunday 11 October killed a Bope sub-lieutenant and wounded five officers in Jacarepaguá.
October 12, 2026
Guinea Exports First Refined Gold Bars on 9 October
Guinea exported its first locally refined gold bars, made by the Nimba Gold Refinery, on 9 October, after it ended...
October 12, 2026
Peru Reports 58 Active Wildfires as Troops Deploy
Peru wildfires reached 58 active blazes in seven Andean regions on Sunday 11 October, as troops and aircraft joined the...
October 12, 2026
El Salvador Jails 71 Barrio 18 Members in Group Trial
A Santa Ana court sentenced 71 Barrio 18 members and collaborators from Atiquizaya to 20 to 40 years, El Salvador's...
October 12, 2026
Lima Clears 35 Tonnes of Waste After 3 BTS Concerts
Lima collected over 35 tonnes of waste and deployed over 1,000 staff for three BTS concerts. Business groups projected up...
October 12, 2026
Tegucigalpa Cuts Water Rationing to 9 Days as Dam Fills
Tegucigalpa water rationing eases from Monday 12 October as homes move from a 12-day to a 9-day supply cycle after...
October 12, 2026
Namibia Governor Pitches 5 Goats Each for Kunene Mine
A Kunene mine owned by residents is a Namibian regional governor's answer to lost grazing land, but a state investment...
October 12, 2026
Libya Detains 6 Bank Officials Over US$1.3 Million Loan
Six National Commercial Bank officials in Libya face pretrial detention over a US$1.3 million credit line granted without the required...
October 12, 2026
World Bank Arm Targets US$300 Million in Tunisia
The IFC, the World Bank Group's private-sector arm, expects to attract at least US$300 million of investment in Tunisia this...
October 12, 2026
Eswatini Foreign Contractors Won US$371 Million of Work
Foreign contractors did US$371 million of construction work in Eswatini in 2025/26, close to 80% of the kingdom's capital budget,...
October 12, 2026
Inkas Eyes Up to US$41M Morocco Armoured Vehicle Plant
Canada's Inkas is in advanced talks on an armoured vehicle plant in Morocco that could cost up to US$41 million,...
October 12, 2026