Prince William and Kate are on a week-long tour in the region, visiting Belize, Jamaica and…
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Nicaragua sentences ex-presidential candidate to 8 years in prison amid wider opposition crackdown
This is the latest crackdown by President Daniel Ortega’s government on opposition members. Ortega claimed a…
Hatchet-wielding attacker at Canada mosque charged for possible hate-motivated attack, police say
The charges against Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, include assault with a weapon; administering…
Worshipers at Canadian mosque subdue hatchet-wielding attacker, police say
Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, was arrested at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre about…
Young brothers rescued from Brazilian Amazon after nearly a month
The children — ages 7 and 9 — were found near their hometown of Manicoré by…
Boric sworn in as Chile’s president in sharp political shift
At the Congress building in the port city of Valparaiso, Boric, a tattooed former protest leader…
Controversial rock art may depict extinct giants of the ice age
“(The paintings) have the whole diversity of Amazonia. Turtles and fishes to jaguars, monkeys and porcupines,”…
Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, scientists say
The fate of the rainforest is crucial to the health of the planet because it is…
Search reveals 169 potential unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school, officials say
The Kapawe’no First Nation, which is located over 200 miles northwest of Edmonton, said the discovery…
