CRIME & SECURITY Peruvian woman accused of cutting off sleeping partner's penis 14-02-2024 12:47 Peruvian authorities said Tuesday they were investigating a woman accused of cutting off her partner's penis with a kitchen knife as he slept.
Detained Activist US 'concerned' as detained Venezuela activist accused of treason 14-02-2024 12:37 The US warns Venezuelan government about silencing opposition parties after a human rights activist was detained for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.
FOOTBALL VIOLENCE Two football fan deaths puts hooliganism back on agenda 07-02-2024 13:17 One fan stabbed to death during Chacarita Juniors-Deportivo Maipú match, another suffers same fate before Gimnasia Mendoza-Defensores del Belgrano clash.
CRIME Author of Israel and US embassies bomb threats arrested 19-10-2023 16:08 Police operation carried out in Don Torcuato, Buenos Aires Province, where an Argentine young man was arrested, on suspicion of delivering bomb threats to several embassies.
UNITED STATES Trump returns to Twitter, now X, with police mugshot post 25-08-2023 10:20 Trump posts on Twitter, now X, for first time since 2021, sharing his police mugshot after being arrested at a Georgia jail on racketeering and conspiracy charges.
DRUG-TRAFFICKING Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug-lord 02-08-2023 12:59 Bolivian authorities conduct massive operation to capture alleged cocaine-trafficker Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera, wanted on drugs charges in several countries.
HUMAN RIGHTS Chile doctor convicted of Pinochet-era crimes arrested at Ezeiza Airport 06-06-2023 21:47 Fugitive Manfredo Enrique Jurgensen arrested at Ezeiza International Airport moments before he boarded a flight to Germany; Chilean doctor convicted of crimes during Pinochet dictatorship could now be extradited.
RUSSIAN LEADER ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin 17-03-2023 14:58 The International Criminal Court announces an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. Russia is not a party to the ICC so it is unclear if or how the Russian president could ever be extradited.
CRIME & SECURITY Mapuche leader Facundo Jones Huala arrested in El Bolsón 30-01-2023 11:17 Río Negro Province government confirms radical Mapuche leader has been detained; Jones Huala, who was allegedly drunk when found by police, had been hiding at a property in El Bolsón.
MADURO SKIPS CELAC ‘Democracy has won!’ – Opposition celebrates as Maduro’s skips summit 27-01-2023 13:28 Venezuelan leader pulls out of CELAC summit in Buenos Aires, blaming “the US Embassy with the rats of Macrismo, Patricia Bullrich and the judicial party” for his absence; PRO party figures link absence to drug-trafficking probe.
POLITICAL CRISIS IN PERU Mexico, Argentina, Colombia slam Peru’s treatment of Castillo 14-12-2022 10:30 Mexico, Argentina and Colombia throw support behind Pedro Castillo, Peruvian leader impeached last week, adding a new twist to the crisis that has paralyzed swathes of the country and left several protesters dead.
Detained in Córdoba United States charges two Russians behind popular Z-Library website 17-11-2022 00:14 Two Russians detained in Córdoba have been charged with copyright piracy and fraud in the United States for running the globally popular Z-Library website, which offered free downloads of millions of books.
Latin America Nicaragua detains dissident bishop for 'provocative' activities 22-08-2022 12:08 The Nicaraguan government has placed Bishop Rolando Álvarez under arrest. The regime has been accused of increased repression of critics, and the arrest has created tension with the Church.
INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Milagro Sala: ‘The courts do not work to do justice but according to political colours’ 19-08-2022 13:18 In a feature-length interview, jailed Túpac Amaru leader Milagro Sala criticises Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales and the courts, while calling on all political parties to work together to tackle rising poverty. by Jorge Fontevecchia
Latin America Honduran hydroelectric executive jailed for environmentalist murder 22-06-2022 10:43 Senior executive of hydroelectric dam in Honduras given prison sentence of more than 22 years for his role in 2016 murder of Berta Cáceres.
No Room for Racism Portuguese footballer Ramos arrested for alleged racial slur in Brazil 16-05-2022 16:42 Portuguese footballer Rafael Ramos, a defender for Brazilian side Corinthians, was arrested after the club's match with Internacional for allegedly using a racial slur against a rival player, the team said Sunday.