Rio de Janeiro, Oct 26. (Xinhua/GNA) – Brazil’s Liberal Party, whose presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro lost Sunday’s runoff, recognised the election result on Monday,…
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Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede defeat in Brazil’s presidential runoff
BrasĂlia, Oct 25. (Xinhua/GNA) – Flavio Bolsonaro, the right-wing Liberal Party candidate in Brazil’s presidential runoff, refused to concede defeat during remarks in Brasilia…
Crowds cheer as opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 26. (dpa/GNA) – Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate MarĂa Corina Machado has returned to her home country…
Lula declares victory in live speech following Brazil’s presidential runoff
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 25. (Xinhua/GNA) – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazilian President, declared victory in the country’s presidential runoff on Sunday night,…
Leaders in Europe hail Lula’s election win
Berlin, Oct 26. (dpa/GNA) – Leaders across Europe congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election on Monday, after he surprisingly…
Trump votes early in Florida ahead of US midterm elections
Washington, Oct 25. (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, cast his ballot on Saturday, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, visiting a polling…
Trump votes early in Florida ahead of US midterm elections
Washington, Oct 25. (dpa/GNA) – US President Donald Trump, cast his ballot on Saturday, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, visiting a polling…
Brazil votes in tight presidential run-off between Lula and Bolsonaro
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 25, (dpa/GNA) – Voting began in Brazil on Sunday, in a closely contested presidential run-off between left-wing incumbent Luiz Inácio…
Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 25.(dpa/GNA) – Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, MarĂa Corina Machado, has returned to her home country around…
Ten rebels from Colombian ELN guerrilla group killed
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 25. (dpa/GNA) – Ten rebels have been killed during a military operation against the Colombian guerrilla organization ELN, President Abelardo…
U.S. orders non-emergency government staff to leave Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks intensify
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, (Xinhua/GNA) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday, ordered non-emergency U.S. government staff and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia,…
At least 14 killed in landslide at gold mine in Colombia
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – At least 14 people were killed in a landslide at a gold mine in south-western Colombia on…
Florida issues arrest warrant for former Cuban leader RaĂşl Castro
Miami, Oct 20. (dpa/GNA) – An arrest warrant has been issued in the US state of Florida, for Cuba’s former head of state, RaĂşl…
Four killed in fire at a Canadian military base, PM Carney says
New York, Oct 18. (dpa/GNA) – Four people have died and dozens were injured in “a violent fast-moving fire”, at the Wainwright military base…
Catholic priest in Ecuador killed during Mass by falling cross
Mexico City, Oct 18. (dpa/GNA) – A Catholic priest in Ecuador was killed, when a large wooden cross fell on his head during Mass,…
Shooter kills adult and kids
San Jose-California, Oct 15. (dpa/GNA) – Three children and an adult were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in the US state…
Trump calls off livestream of execution by firing squad
Washington, Oct 15. (dpa/GNA) – The execution by firing squad of a former US Army psychiatrist, convicted of killing 13 at a military base…
Maduro and his wife plead not guilty to torture charges in US court
New York. Oct 15, (dpa/GNA) – Venezuela’s longtime leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, both captured by the US military, have pleaded…
Two dead, 10 missing as hurricane and tropical storm hit Mexico
Rio de Janeiro, Oct 13. (dpa/GNA) – At least two people have been killed in Mexico, as severe weather linked to a hurricane and…
Four dead and many left without power in US after Storm Isaias
Washington, Oct 11. (dpa/GNA) – Four people have been killed in the United States, as a result of Hurricane Isaias, officials confirmed on Saturday.…
Outcry in New York after ICE agent shoots man in front of child
New York, Oct (dpa/GNA) – An agent from the US immigration authority ICE, shot and injured a man during an operation in New York…
Christa Pike leaves hospital, returns to prison after failed execution
Washington, Oct 11. (dpa/GNA) – US death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived a botched execution in Tennessee 10 days ago, has been discharged…
Nine dead in mass shooting at Pennsylvania home
New York, Oct 11. (dpa/GNA) – Nine people were killed in a mass shooting at a home in the US state of Pennsylvania overnight,…
G7 allies rebuke US over sanctions on International Criminal Court
US, Oct 11. (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Six members of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations, have reaffirmed their “continued and unwavering support” for…