Costa Rica Detains 1 in American’s Killing
Costa Rican police detained a woman on 16 October over the killing of a US man in Playas del Coco;...
October 16, 2026Section
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Monterrey Shooting Kills 2 Former Police
Two men were shot dead on Avenida Gómez Morín in Monterrey on 15 October. Unnamed sources say both were ex-police...
October 16, 2026
Paraguay Raises Growth Forecast to 5%
Paraguay's central bank lifts its 2026 growth forecast to 5.0% from 4.5% and cuts inflation to 3.0%, keeping its policy...
October 16, 2026
Brazil Destroys 15 Dredges on Madeira River
Brazil's Federal Police and Ibama destroyed 15 dredges on the Madeira River in Rondônia on 15 October in Operation Argos...
October 16, 2026
Ecuador Says Xavier Jordán Asylum Was Denied
Ecuador's interior minister says the US denied Xavier Jordán asylum and he remains in ICE custody in Louisiana, awaiting a...
October 16, 2026
Machado Says US Excluded Her From Talks
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says the US left her out of the Caracas talks. The State Department says...
October 16, 2026
Bangladesh Army Deployment Sends 50 to Haiti
Fifty Bangladesh Army soldiers left on 15 October to join Haiti's UN-authorised Gang Suppression Force. What is known and still...
October 16, 2026
Colombia Retail Up 7.3%, Industry Down 1.2%
Colombia's real retail sales rose 7.3% in August from a year earlier, while industrial output fell 1.2%, DANE said on...
October 16, 2026
Argentina Budget Surplus Hits US$645M
Argentina's public sector posted a US$645 million financial surplus in September, Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Friday, 16 October.
October 16, 2026