The Andes
Panama Papers pummel Peru politicians
Four of Peru’s presidential candidates, including far-right front-runner Keiko Fujimori, have been implicated in the “Panama Papers” revelations.
Author: CounterVortex
Southeast Asia
Bloody repression of peasant protests in Mindanao
Three were killed when security forces opened fire on farmers and lumad (indigenous people) who were blockading a highway in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao.
Africa
Niger Delta pipeline blast signals renewed insurgency
A deadly blast on a pipeline in Nigeria's restive Delta region has raised fears that militants—pacified with an amnesty and pipeline protection contracts—are returning to arms.
The Andes
Chile-Bolivia water dispute headed for The Hague
Bolivian President Evo Morales announced that his government will bring suit against Chile before the World Court seeking compensation for waters of the disputed Río Silala.
The Andes
Mineral interests challenge Colombia under FTA
Environmentalists are condemning Vancouver-based Eco Oro Minerals' announcement that it will sue Colombia over its new policy to protect sensitive highland ecosystems.
The Andes
Colombia: will paras fill post-FARC power vacuum?
Rights groups see an urgent threat that criminal gangs and paramilitary groups will fill the power vacuum in remote areas of Colombia as the FARC is demobilized.
Southern Cone
Argentina: Kissinger crimes in the news again
Obama's visit to Argentina on the 40th anniversary of the coup that opened the "Dirty War" met protests—but he pledged to release files on US complicity in the atrocities.
Greater Middle East
US strikes AQAP training camp in Yemen
The US killed "dozens" of AQAP fighters in an air-strike on a training camp, but claims of denying the group "safe haven" ring hollow as its zones of control grow in Yemen.
Planet Watch
Canada high court to hear prior consultation case
Canada's Supreme Court announced that it will review two decisions of the National Energy Board related to oil development and aboriginal consultation.
The Andes
Evo Morales’ ex-advisor arrested on guerilla ties
Peruvian journalist Walter Chávez, a key campaign advisor to Bolivian president Evo Morales, was arrested in Argentina on charges of collaboration with the MRTA guerillas.
Southern Cone
Protests rock Brazil as Lula takes cabinet post
Brazil has seen its biggest protests since the end of the dictatorship as ex-president "Lula" da Silva is appointed to a cabinet post that gives him immunity in a corruption scandal.
Central America
Genocide trial opens in Guatemala
A Guatemalan court convened for a fourth attempt to try former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.