Latin America

Supporters of presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso are confronted by the police near the National Electoral Council in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday. Ruling party candidate Lenin Moreno was declared the winner of Ecuador's presidential runoff Sunday, deliverin

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Ecuador's Election Ends In Close Result, And Accusations Of Cheating

9:48am April 03, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The race has been widely watched in part because it could affect the future of Julian Assange. Candidates had differed on their plans for the WikiLeaks founder's spot in Ecuador's London embassy.

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At Least 193 Killed In Colombian Avalanche Of Mud And Water

7:46am April 02, 2017

by John Otis

At least 193 people were killed after floods tore through a small city in Colombia. President Juan Manuel Santos has declared a state of emergency.

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Despite Maduro's Backdown, Venezuela Remains In Crisis

7:46am April 02, 2017

by Philip Reeves

The crisis in Venezuela is getting worse. It's driving people across the border in search of food, medicine and money. We meet a former social worker who turned to prostitution to support her family.

Activists hope a provocative new campaign will prod male riders of Mexico City's public transit system to change behavior toward female transit riders.

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Anti-Harassment Campaign Startles Mexico City Subway Riders

4:41pm April 01, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Activists outfitted a subway seat with a nude male torso with prominent genitalia. They videotaped men's offended reactions, and hope to make them more sensitive to the many women who are accosted.

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Avalanche Of Mud And Water Kills More Than 125 In Colombian City

3:35pm April 01, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Colombia's president declared a state of emergency in Mocoa, where at least 200 people are missing after overflowing rivers swept through homes and killed residents while they slept.

During violent clashes, demonstrators set fire to Paraguay's legislative building in response to a constitutional amendment allowed presidents to seek re-election.

One Dead, Legislature Scorched After Violent Protests in Paraguay

3:01pm April 01, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Angered by Senate approval of a constitutional amendment allowing multiple presidential terms, demonstrators set fire to the legislative building and clashed throughout the capital of Asuncion.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has been under criticism following a Supreme Court decision nullifying the country's opposition-run legislature. The court reversed that decision Saturday.

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Venezuela's Top Court And President Reverse Course, Restore Powers To Legislature

1:03pm April 01, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

Judges reinstated the National Assembly's authority following a request from Nicolas Maduro. The ruling that annulled the assembly prompted accusations that a dictatorship was in the works.

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In Venezuela, Supreme Court Takes Over Congress

5:52pm March 31, 2017

Venezuela's Supreme Court seized power from the opposition-led legislature on Thursday. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Amherst professor Javier Corrales.

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Venezuela In Political Crisis After Supreme Court Takes Over Legislature

5:11am March 31, 2017

Venezuela's Supreme Court has taken over the legislature in what opposition leaders say is President Maduro establishing a dictatorship. David Greene talks with Hannah Dreier of The Associated Press.

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Venezuelan National Assembly President Julio Borges rips up a Supreme Court ruling allowing magistrates to take over congressional duties, during a news conference at the National Assembly in Caracas on Thursday.

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Venezuelan Political Crisis Grows After High Court Dissolves Congress

8:33pm March 30, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

The move is widely seen as bid by President Nicolas Maduro to consolidate his power in the face of a multi-layered crisis.