Rio Police Shooting Kills Official on Oct 19
A Rio police shooting on Avenida Brasil killed Queimados secretary Jefferson Dias da Silva, 51, on 19 October; the state...
October 20, 2026Section
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Brazil Jury Clears Grandmother on 19 October
A Brazil jury clears grandmother of poisoning her nine-year-old granddaughter with a cake in Minas Gerais, ending 13 months in...
October 20, 2026
Venezuela Cabinet Shake-Up Reported 19 Oct
Spanish daily ABC says Washington weighs a Venezuela cabinet shake-up, with Diosdado Cabello's exit and new oil-field operators. Nothing is...
October 20, 2026
Russia Accuses Ukraine of Training 80 Narcos
Russia accuses Ukraine of training at least 80 Mexican cartel members to fly drones. The claim comes with no proof,...
October 20, 2026
US Coast Guard Repatriates 63 Migrants
The US Coast Guard repatriates 63 migrants to the Dominican Republic after stopping an overloaded boat in the Mona Passage...
October 20, 2026
Bolivia Gold Mining Site Had 100 Excavators
Bolivia gold mining authority AJAM found over 100 excavators, 200 dump trucks and 500 people at a Potosí river site...
October 20, 2026
Rondônia Drug Flights Flagged on 20 October
Rondônia drug flights are rising near the Bolivian border, a local columnist says; court and prosecutor records show strips and...
October 20, 2026
Chile Copper Theft Probe Nets 59 Arrests
Chile's police arrested 59 people on 20 October in a probe of copper theft from Codelco contractors and power cables,...
October 20, 2026
Smart Sampa Leak Exposes 58,000 Cameras
A Smart Sampa leak opened access to 58,000 São Paulo cameras for 11 months, UOL found. The city blames one...
October 20, 2026