NEW YORK (AP) — They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya people escaping ethnic violence in Myanmar. But refugees ...

The purpose of earmarks was partly to make governing easier. In Brazil’s most recent election, in 2022, 23 parties won seats ...

Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest ...

It took months for the first charges to come down, but in October 2023, the authorities charged the au pair, Juliana Peres ...

Brazil's raging wildfires are being driven by people seeking to clear land for agriculture or arsonists out to sow havoc, a ...

Environmental activists in South America are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. A growing network of ...

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A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of Indigenous peoples ...

In Peru, wildfires have left at least 15 people dead since July and 22 of the nation's 24 regions have active outbreaks. Peru ...

A ten-year-old from Brazil was on their way to school this morning when they were struck by a vehicle. According to Brazil Police Department Assistant Chief Dennis Archer, police were ...

Federal Police are investigating the case ... More Eraldo Peres/AP So far this year Brazil has experienced a historic drought ...