6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (553+ words) BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Colombia on Tuesday, the first stop on a Latin American tour designed to bolster pro-US leaders and cement influence over the continent. The recent election of…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (267+ words) LA PAZ, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from explosions at a Bolivian army base rose to nine -- all soldiers -- after rescuers found three more bodies in the rubble, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Two huge explosions occurred Friday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) BRASILIA, Sept 3, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A popular psychiatrist and self-help author's presidential pitch has caught the eye of Brazilian voters hesitating between leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro. Augusto Cury is campaigning under the slogan…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) BRASILIA, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Brazilian presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was acquitted Tuesday of a possible violation of electoral law after he broadcast a deepfake video of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. A left-wing coalition supporting the re-election of President…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (197+ words) LIMA, Peru, Sept 2, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Peru's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it has severed diplomatic relations with Iran, accusing Tehran of inciting "an escalation of conflicts" in the Middle East and hindering maritime transit in the Strait of Hormuz. Citing a…...