Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio on Monday ordered the trial of former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on charges of heading a criminal organisation. He also called for her to be remanded in custody.
Impoverished Venezuelans reacted with fury this week after videos of Maduro gorging on succulent pieces of meat in a restaurant owned by a celebrity Turkish chef went viral.
As Hurricane Florence approached the Carolinas, the president picked a fresh fight over the administration's response to the Category 4 storm that smashed into the U.S. territory last September.
Argentina's debate on abortion has helped open the way for greater debate on a subject viewed so differently across the region. Here, four women share their experiences.
"Israel views with utmost gravity the extraordinary decision by Paraguay, which will cloud bilateral relations," Netanyahu's office retorted on Twitter.
In the past three years, Roraima, like many Brazilian states, has been the scene of an intense battle between criminal organizations for territory and influence. During the same period, it has also been the major entry point into Brazil for Venezuelans fleeing political and economic turmoil in their homeland.
The marketing expert campaigned to continue Cartes' business-friendly policies and played down fears of a return to the heavy-handed past of dictator Alfredo Stroessner, who ruled from 1954 to 1989. Abdo Benitez's father was Stroessner's private secretary.
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