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'At last': Venezuelans abroad celebrate Maduro's ouster
'I’m already planning my trip ... I can’t wait to be back in my country!'
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
The crime wave reshaping Latin American politics
New York Times: Voters in the region are calling for iron-fisted measures to battle crime.
Wave of killings: Third Peruvian journalist slain amid rising gang violence
Fernando Nunez was a Kamila TV reporter known for probing city corruption.
10 university students die in Peru restaurant fire
The victims, aged 17 to 23, were students at a teacher training college.
‘World’s longest passenger route': New 20,000km service lands in Akl
Plane on first leg of maiden 20,000km service meets with fanfare at Auckland Airport.
Peru presidential hopeful bloodied but unhurt in gun attack
Rafael Belaunde, 50, suffered cuts from shattered glass but was not badly hurt.
Twelve dead, dozens missing as landslide submerges boats in Peru port
The number of people on board has not been confirmed.
Can the Galápagos adapt to Airbnb?
New York Times: Locals fear Airbnb is putting the Galápagos paradise at risk.
Why the ‘America first’ president keeps looking abroad
New York Times: Trump’s foreign policy is about extracting commitments to invest in the US
Communist reformer to face hard-right rival in Chile presidential runoff
A former Labour Minister will face a conservative focused on crime and immigration.
'For two months she did not believe she could escape': Woman exploited, raped by her boss
Parminder Singh has now been jailed for manipulating and violating two foreign workers.
Killer, prison escapee Phillip John Smith has been dabbling in cryptocurrency behind bars
Phillip John Smith used forbidden cellphones to invest and trade in cryptocurrencies.
27 inmates found dead after Ecuador prison riot
Officials say 27 inmates died by asphyxiation hours after a deadly riot.
A timeline of US military strikes on boats in regional waters
NY Times: At least 57 people have been killed in waters off Central and South America.
Through pet sketches, she tells the stories of former US federal workers
The project started with ex-USAid employee Denise Mortimer drawing her own dog.
Trump sending US aircraft carrier to Latin America as war fears rise
An overnight US strike on a suspected Venezuelan drug boat killed six men.
The submarines that smuggle cocaine across oceans and seas
New York Times: Very few of these vessels are thought to have been intercepted worldwide.
AI building boom strains power and water infrastructures
New York Times: Nearly 60% of the 1244 largest data centres in the world are outside US.
Trump’s ‘peace through strength’ foreign policy confounds Maga Republicans
Republicans in Congress have widely different takes on US foreign policy under Trump.
I travel for a living but never wanted to leave this one city
Six months on, the writer still scans rental listings weekly.
Older fighters vow to defend Venezuela as US threats escalate
US patrols have killed 21 people off Venezuela since September, raising tensions.
Suspect held as Argentina seeks answers in gruesome triple murder
The victims’ bodies were found buried in a Buenos Aires backyard.
Israel blockade sparks global protests over Gaza aid flotilla
Barcelona police said 15,000 people marched in protest against Israel's move.
Suspected mastermind of Argentina triple femicide detained in Peru
The victims, aged 15, 20 and 20, were found buried in Buenos Aires.
Rebuilding tourism: Air links crucial to prosperity
The new Southern Link opens a rare direct route from Auckland to South America.
Trump says US strike on drug boat killed three in disputed Caribbean operation
Latin American leaders say the US naval build-up could signal plans to hit Venezuela.
Court seizes assets of Maradona's lawyer, sisters in fraud case
A Buenos Aires court seized US$1.34m in assets from six of the accused.
'War on crime': Kast leads polls ahead of November vote
Chile’s murder rate has more than doubled in the past decade to six per 100,000.
12-million-year-old porpoise fossil found in Peru
Scientists say its condition offers rare insight into prehistoric porpoises.
'It's a death sentence': Brazil's largest wildlife trafficking ring smashed
More than 1000 officers took part in raids across multiple Brazilian states.