At least 2.5 million people have been murdered in Latin America in just sixteen years (between 2000 and 2016), representing 33 percent of the world’s homicides—despite having only 8 percent of its population, a new report by the Brazilian Igarapé Institute has revealed. The report, titled “Citizen security in Latin America: Facts and Figures,” which was released today, calls the region of... 

US National Security Agency (NSA) intercepts nearly all communications in the South American continent, WikiLeaks revealed. Founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks Julian Assange says the US National Security Agency intercepts almost all communications in the South American continent. “Ninety-eight percent of Latin American communications are intercepted by the NSA while passing through the... 

Vladimir Putin said that he would not allow the West to achieve military superiority over Russia. Russia will continue strengthening the nuclear potential, develop space forces, navy and long-range aviation. The Russian Navy plans to commission two new nuclear submarines. However, Russia lacks a developed system of bases that had been lost after the collapse of the USSR. Russian Defense Minister Sergei... 

The American people have been inundated with stories over the past few days of a tragic humanitarian crisis. At least 100,000 kids from Latin America have illegally flooded across the border. Of course, the Obama Regime is claiming this is a result of our lack of “immigration reform” (aka scamnesty). And they’re pretending to be surprised by the whole thing. But they’re not surprised. Quite... 

The powerful regional organisations created in Latin America, an important legacy of the late Hugo Chavez, have forced cracks in Washington’s 50-year economic blockade of Cuba. Senior US regime figures have called on President Barack Obama to loosen the blockade. Obama loosened a few of the additional measures imposed by Bush the Second (lifting some severe restrictions on family member visits)... 

A large screen shows Cuba’s President Raul Castro speaking at the opening ceremony of the CELAC Summit in Havana, Cuba on January 28, 2014. Cuban President Raul Castro has urged cooperation between Latin American and Caribbean nations without the involvement of the United States. “We should establish a new regional and international cooperation paradigm,” Castro said in Havana on... 

Biotech titan Monsanto saw its shares surge by more than 2 percent on Wednesday morning after announcing better-than-expected first quarter earnings earlier that day. The company said that for the quarter ending November 30, 2013 it earned $368 million, or 69 cents per share. One year earlier, the company earned only $339 million during that period, the Associated Press reported. In all, the AP added,... 

Democratic leaders from Mexico to Argentina are so resentful of American influence that they are now willing to take action. Spies did the trick. America for the Americans – this is a cornerstone of United States’ foreign policy. That doctrine, introduced 190 years ago by President James Monroe, means this: foreigners keep out of the US’ backyard. For decades it [US foreign policy] also... 

Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks The founder of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks says the US spy agencies pose a threat to the sovereignty of Latin American nations as the countries depend on US-based telecommunication technologies. Julian Assange said speaking via videoconference at Uruguay’s University of the Republic that Latin America’s reliance on hardware... 

Many ufologists are currently heading to the foot of Popocatepetl volcano in Latin America. The video filmed near the volcano shows a few bright three-dimensional objects flying up to the volcano from different angles and hiding behind it, as if they are descending directly into the crater. The black-and-white videos that were broadcast on local television attracted a lot of attention even outside... 

US President Barack Obama enacted a law on Friday targeting Iran’s alleged influence in Latin America. This comes as Washington already wages a “covert war” against Iran, according to researcher Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich. The act also calls on the Department of Homeland Security to bolster surveillance at US borders with Canada and Mexico to “prevent operatives from Iran, the Iranian Revolutionary... 

Human rights activists hang a banner on a US Embassy fence after placing a plastic tank in front of the building, demanding an arms trade treaty to control weapons’ commerce between Mexico and the United States, Mexico City, Tuesday. Mexican activists have staged a protest rally in front of the US Embassy in the capital Mexico City, criticizing the American government for blocking efforts to... 

The Latin American country is planning not only to legalize marijuana, but to actually start selling it. By dose. ­The Uruguayan government has devised a new measure to fight drug trafficking: lawmakers are to send a bill to Congress on Wednesday that would legalize marijuana sales. Only the government would be allowed to sell special cigarettes, report local news outlets. The new indulgence would... 

The new AIDS? A parasitic illness called Chagas disease has been dubbed the 'new AIDS of the Americas' by experts. It is usually transmitted from the bite of blood-sucking insect species called Triatome bugs, which include 'Kissing bugs' (Triatomids) A little-known life-threatening illness caused by blood sucking insects has been labelled the ‘new AIDS of the Americas’ by experts. The... 

Bolivian President Evo Morales Bolivian President Evo Morales says that Latin American countries are in rebellion against the United States after years of domination by their northern neighbor. He made the remarks on Monday in Cartagena, Colombia on the last day of the Summit of the Americas, which gathered leaders and representatives of members of the Organization of American States (OAS), which includes...