Category: Andes
March 18, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders Rally Behind Venezuela
Top Story — Top Latin American officials threw their support behind Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday, denouncing the March 9 sanctions imposed by the United States on seven of […] Read More >
March 12, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
Colombia Halts Air Raids on FARC Rebels, But Steps Remain on Path to Lasting Ceasefire
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In a fifteen-minute long speech delivered on Tuesday evening, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that the country’s armed forces will stop, for the next month, their […] Read More >
March 11, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Will Halt Air Attacks on FARC
Top Story — Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday announced that he has ordered a halt to air attacks by the military against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, […] Read More >
March 10, 2015 > Staff
Obama Sanctions Top Venezuelan Officials
Top Story — President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday implementing sanctions on seven Venezuelan officials, freezing their U.S. assets and banning them from entering the United States, […] Read More >
March 9, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Military, FARC to Clear Landmines Together
Top Story — Colombia’s military and the FARC will work together to clear landmines planted since the latter launched a guerrilla war in 1964, several media outlets reported, the latest […] Read More >
March 6, 2015 > Staff
Colombian Generals Meet With FARC, a Milestone
Top Story — A group of top Colombian military generals on Thursday met with negotiators from the rebel FARC for the first time, which officials are heralding as the latest […] Read More >
March 3, 2015 > Staff
Venezuela Orders U.S. to Slash Number of Diplomats
The Venezuelan government has given the United States two weeks to cut the number of U.S. diplomats in the country from 100 to 17, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez announced […] Read More >
March 2, 2015 > Staff
Former Peruvian Minister Charged With the Killing of a Journalist in 1988
Top Story — A former minister on track to run for president in Peru has been charged with the murder of a journalist 26 years ago during the country’s internal […] Read More >
February 25, 2015 > Staff
Outrage Across Venezuela as 14-Year-Old Killed During Protest
Top Story — Venezuelan police fatally shot a student during demonstrations on Tuesday in the city of San Cristóbal, sparking intensified protests in the city and calls for a new […] Read More >
February 23, 2015 > Staff
Espionage Allegations Threaten Relations Between Peru and Chile
Top Story — The diplomatic crisis between Peru and Chile over a suspected spying plot intensified over the weekend as Peruvian President Ollanta Humala sent a strongly worded letter to […] Read More >