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US reaffirms support for Guaido ahead of Venezuelan elections
The United States on Wednesday reaffirmed its support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, in which he is expected...
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes Chile-Argentina border region
A magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck Chile on Monday near the border with Argentina, the US Geological Service (USGS) and Chilean authorities said.
The country's seismological centre...
Colombia to reopen maritime borders on Tuesday
Colombia will reopen its maritime borders on Tuesday, while keeping land and river borders closed until January 16 to stem the spread of the...
Bolivia’s new president restores diplomatic ties with Venezuela, Iran
Bolivia's new President Luis Arce, a close confidant of former leftist president Evo Morales, restored ties with Iran and Venezuela just days after coming...
Argentina president self-isolating over possible virus exposure
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez on Wednesday said he was self-isolating due to possible exposure to the novel coronavirus.
In a post on Twitter, Fernandez said...
Colombia disrupts production of 7.5 tons of cocaine hydrochloride
Colombian authorities have disrupted the production of some 7.5 tons of cocaine hydrochloride, coke's purified chemical, the navy said on Tuesday.
Joint efforts by forces...
![Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, takes part in an international press conference at Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on May 17, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/b8aeed990a5818a608af01-218x150.jpg "Maduro reports ‘terrorist attack’ against Venezuelan oil refinery")
Maduro reports ‘terrorist attack’ against Venezuelan oil refinery
Venezuela's Amuay oil refinery has been the target of "a terrorist attack" using a powerful weapon, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday.
A blast reportedly...
Row in Colombia over politicians’ ‘interference’ in US elections
Colombia's Foreign Minister Claudia Blum on Wednesday denied that the country's ambassador to Washington met with Donald Trump's campaign activists, rejecting accusations that the...
Colombian government nears target of eradicated coca crops
Colombia was nearing the target of 130,000 hectares less dedicated to coca cultivation set for 2020, Defence Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said on Monday.
"With...
Reports: Arrest warrant for Morales cancelled after win in Bolivia
A Bolivian court on Monday withdrew an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales, eight days after his leftist MAS party took a landslide...
Colombia’s Duque: Guerrilla group leader ‘neutralized’
A joint military operation has "neutralized" a leader of the guerrilla group National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Sunday.
Duque...
Chileans vote in favour of rewriting dictatorship-era constitution
Chileans have overwhelmingly voted to rewrite the South American country's dictatorship-era constitution, which its critics see as favouring deep levels of socio-economic inequality that...
Report: Killings of social leaders endanger peace in Colombia
Colombian civil society activists are facing mounting violence despite the 2016 peace deal and the coronavirus pandemic, with at least 415 of them killed...
Venezuela to take part in clinical trials of Russian Covid-19 vaccine
Venezuela will be the first country in the Western Hemisphere to participate in phase 3 clinical trials of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against...
NGO: Pandemic has encouraged Colombian armed groups to recruit minors
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an increase in the recruitment of children by armed groups in Colombia, as schools and protective services have...
New protests in Colombia amid concern over violence
Colombians around the country were preparing to demonstrate on Monday against police brutality, massacres and labour policies amid concern that the rallies could...
![Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra called for a new vote of confidence [Mariana Bazo/Reuters]](https://newsghana.com.gh/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/president-Martin-Vizcarra-218x150.jpg "Peru’s Vizcarra to face impeachment moves after court rejects appeal")
Peru’s Vizcarra to face impeachment moves after court rejects appeal
Peru's President Martin Vizcarra is due on Friday to face an impeachment hearing in parliament after the Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected his request...
Colombian President: Venezuela is planning to buy missiles from Iran
Venezuela is negotiating with Iran about the possibility of buying missiles from there, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Thursday.
"There is an interest of...
Colombia approves football restart
Colombia's professional football competitions have been authorized to restart after more than five months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Health...
Abinader sworn in as new Dominican Republic president
Luis Abinader on Sunday was sworn in as the new Dominican Republic president, officially ending 16 years of rule by the Dominican Liberation Party...
Colombia military helicopter crash kills at least 9, injures 6
A Colombian military helicopter crash has killed nine people and injured six others, Colombia's army said Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, we have found the...
Colombia says football unlikely to resume before July
The Colombian government has ruled out the prospect of restarting the country's major football competitions in the near term, citing ongoing risks associated with...
Plane crash kills 4 in Colombia
At least four people were killed on Wednesday when a twin-engine aircraft crashed north of Colombia's capital Bogota, the national civil aviation agency said.
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Colombia warns against ceasefire if ELN continues to attack
The Colombian government warned Sunday that a ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group would not happen if the ELN continued to...
FARC to fully disarm in 180 days – Colombian government
The FARC guerrilla movement will fully disarm within 180 days and its members will reincorporate civilian life to form a political party, the Colombian...
Colombia’s ELN rebels seek to gain ground with attacks ahead of peace talks
Colombia's second largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has stepped up attacks on energy infrastructure in recent months in order to "gain...
Dec. 27 world news summary at 0030 GMT
TEHRAN -- Iran is planning to offer at least 10 new contracts for the development of oil and gas projects to international energy companies...
Oct. 3 world news summary at 0030 GMT
KIGALI -- A Rwandan Police officer killed a colleague, injured three others when a suspected dispute ended in a shootout on Sunday.
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Sept. 29 world news summary at 0030 GMT
WASHINGTON -- Two children and a teacher were wounded on Wednesday in a shooting incident at a South Carolina school, according to local...
June 28 world news summary at GMT 0030
LAGOS -- The police in Nigeria on Monday confirmed two suspected suicide bombers killed themselves when they were intercepted on their way to attack...