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Bogota Mayor Claudia Lopez welcomes Indigenous demonstrators to Bolivar square after they marched there to protest the government in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. The leaders of Indigenous communities say they are mobilizing to reject massacres, assassinations of social leaders, criminalization of social protest, to defend their territory, democracy and peace, and plan to stay in the capital for a nationwide protest and strike on Oct. 21. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) COFV129 COFV129

October 19, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America VIEW

Latin America is home to half the 10 countries with the world's highest case totals, a consequence of weak public health systems, social factors like...

October 19, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Argentina hits 1 million cases as virus slams Latin America VIEW

USHUAIA, Argentina (AP) — At the edge of Argentina in a city known as “The End of the World,” many thought they might be spared...

October 10, 2020 at 8:13 am

Judge orders ex-Colombian president freed from house arrest

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Powerful ex-Colombia President Álvaro Uribe was ordered freed from house arrest Saturday while he is investigated for possible witness tampering, the...

October 7, 2020 at 11:24 am

Peru bet on cheap COVID antibody tests; it didn’t go well VIEW

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the harried health officials of Peru faced a quandary. They knew molecular tests...

October 7, 2020 at 7:08 am

Hard-hit Peru’s costly bet on cheap COVID-19 antibody tests VIEW

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, the harried health officials of Peru faced a quandary. They knew molecular tests...

September 23, 2020 at 4:34 pm

Venezuela’s Maduro blasts US in speech to world leaders

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro blasted United States sanctions in his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, while avoiding any...

September 22, 2020 at 10:14 pm

World leaders who skipped past UN meetings get their moment

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — He's not recognized as a head of state by the country he'd be visiting. His diplomatic immunity is granted by the...

September 17, 2020 at 9:00 pm

Peru president survives impeachment vote amid virus turmoil VIEW

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra easily survived an impeachment vote Friday night after opposition lawmakers failed to amass enough support to oust...

September 16, 2020 at 6:56 am

César Garcia, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed...

August 31, 2020 at 7:14 am

US cables: Colombia’s ex-president suspected of militia ties

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A high-level U.S. Department of Defense official strongly suspected that Colombia's then-President Álvaro Uribe – now under house arrest - had...