CRIME & SECURITY 51 inmates die in Colombia prison riot and fire 28-06-2022 17:19 At least 51 inmates have died after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia.
LATIN AMERICA Venezuela ex-intel chief claims Hugo Chávez sent Kirchners US$21 million 22-10-2021 21:16 Venezuela's former intelligence chief, General Hugo Armando Carvajal, allegedly tells Spanish courts that Caracas sent some US$21 million to Argentina to help fund Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s 2007 presidential campaign.
CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS Brazil raids target top officials in Covid-battered Amazonas 02-06-2021 15:59 Brazilian police carried out raids in the Amazonas state Wednesday, targeting top officials suspected of embezzling pandemic emergency funds.