News of border

Blizzard strands 200, prompts evacuations in Andes near Argentina-Chile border

10-07-2022 17:43 Some 200 people, mostly tourists and truckers, were stranded Sunday by a fierce snowstorm in the Andes mountains near the Argentina-Chile border, with temperatures plunging well below freezing, local officials said.

EARTHQUAKE IN AFGHANISTAN

At least 1,000 killed in Afghan quake as rescuers scramble for survivors

22-06-2022 11:03 5.9-magnitude quake strikes remote border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people and injuring hundreds more.

BLOOMBERG

US seeks to bolster Latin American economies to curb migration

10-05-2022 09:56 Biden administration working on a proposal to bolster economies in Latin America and strengthen ties ahead of upcoming Summit of the Americas.

CRIME & SECURITY

Founder of ‘Los Monos’ drug gang arrested

29-04-2022 15:04 Founder of the ‘Los Monos’ drug-trafficking gang, Máximo Ariel ‘El Viejo’ Cantero, arrested and taken into custody.

CRIME & SECURITY

Drug-related violence soars to ‘critical’ levels in Rosario

29-04-2022 15:01 At least 90 killed from narco-violence in Rosario so far this year; Slain bodies found in mafia-style killings as local authorities warn the situation is ‘critical.’

Boric in Buenos Aires

Chile President Boric promises ‘dialogue’ to resolve Mapuche conflict

04-04-2022 17:08 Chilean leader vows to resolve ongoing conflict with indigenous Mapuche groups through "dialogue," denies any demands could call into question Argentina's territorial integrity.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Raids uncover corrupt mayor’s stash of cash, guns and luxury cars

15-10-2021 12:32 Courts in Salta Province order police raids on 18 properties linked to Salvador Mazza Mayor Rubén Méndez, confiscating more than US$850,000 in cash, weapons and imported luxury cars.

CRIME & SECURITY

Government to send 1,575 federal agents to Rosario

29-09-2021 10:38 Cabinet ministers confirm deployment of more than 1,500 new federal agents in Rosario, with officials declaring that “a solution must be found” to surge in drug-related violence.

ATTACK ON PRESIDENT

Colombia offers US$800,000-reward in attack on president's helicopter

27-06-2021 08:47 Colombian government offers reward for information related to attack on a helicopter carrying President Iván Duque near the Venezuela border.

TERROR THREAT?

Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community

15-11-2020 10:34 Security Ministry opens probe after anonymous tipster warns Embassy in London that explosive material is due to cross border with Paraguay “for a bomb in Argentina with a Jewish objective.”

Ex-Bolivian president

Evo Morales crosses border, returns to Bolivia from exile

09-11-2020 14:20 Accompanied by President Alberto Fernández, former Bolivian leader Evo Morales crosses the border between two nations, ending a year-long exile that followed a failed bid for a controversial fourth term in his homeland.

Ex-Bolivia president

Evo Morales confirms Bolivia return – with Alberto Fernández as his chaperone

08-11-2020 22:48 Bolivia's former president confirms that he will return to his homeland from exile on Monday – though he said that President Alberto Fernández would accompany him "for security reasons."

E-commerce

MercadoLibre eyes more cross-border shipping in land of red tape

24-08-2020 07:00 Already Latin America’s biggest company by market value, e-commerce giant is embarking on a new strategy to look across borders and boost international sales.