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Refugees are crossing US border into Canada in attempt to get to safety

Canadian agencies are taking up to 10 applications a day from refugees leaving the US

Feb 11, 2017

By Jasmine Andersson

Donald Trump

Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos Deportation Phoenix Arizona

Mexico advises its citizens to 'take precautions' after US deports undocumented Arizona mother

Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos was turned over to Mexican authorities at a border crossing in Arizona.

Feb 11, 2017

By Divya Kishore

Mexico Arizona

'Legalise cocaine to beat drug gangs' says Brazilian Supreme Court judge

Justice Roberto Barroso said the war on drugs had failed.

Feb 10, 2017

By Harriet Sinclair

Brazil

Panama Papers: How to check online searchable database set to be released today

Panama: Mossack Fonseca founders arrested as part of Brazil's Petrobras corruption probe

The law firm is accused of facilitating money laundering for firms like Odebrecht, who were bribing officials.

Feb 10, 2017

By Sofia Lotto Persio

Mossack Fonseca Panama Papers

$UN peacekeepers\' alleged abuse in Haiti$

UN plans to remove military personnel from its peacekeeping mission in Haiti

The global agency had come under fire for being responsible for the spread of cholera in the country.

Feb 10, 2017

By Lara Rebello

Canadian Anton Pilipa discovered hiding in Amazon Jungle 5 years after going missing

Pilipa walked much of the 6,500 mile route from Canada to Brazil barefoot.

Feb 10, 2017

By Mark Piggott

The Purge in Brazil: Police strike in Espirito Santo leaves 100 dead amid anarchy

Chaos in coastal state continues as police walk out following dispute over pay.

Feb 9, 2017

By Ewan Palmer

Brazil

Julian Assange could be 'cordially' asked to leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London

Ecuadorian presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso said he would evict the Wikileaks founder if elected.

Feb 9, 2017

By Sofia Lotto Persio

Julian Assange WikiLeaks

Drug lord El Chapo's sons injured in cartel hit planned by rival kingpin

The details of the bloody shootout have been confirmed by El Chapo's lawyer.

Feb 9, 2017

By Callum Paton

Mexico

8 countries come together to defy Trump's global anti-abortion move

Denmark, Sweden among countries that are extending support to an initiative that challenges the global gag rule.

Feb 9, 2017

By Divya Kishore

Bolivia declares state of emergency over locust plague

Around 1,100 hectares of land has been devastated in Bolivia due to the infestation.

Feb 9, 2017

By Vasudevan Sridharan

Venezuela's Vice President Tareck El Aissami

Venezuela allegedly issued passports and visas to those linked to Hezbollah

Venezuela\'s embassy in Baghdad accused of serious irregularities.

Feb 9, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

Venezuela

Trump says he was not kidding about Mexico wall, it is 'getting designed right now'

An Israeli security company that helped build an Israel-West Bank barrier is trying to help build the Mexico wall.

Feb 9, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Donald Trump Israel

Carmen Miranda: Google doodle celebrates iconic samba singer-dancer and film star

Google marks star's 108th birthday with doodle showcasing her trademark fruit-filled turban.

Feb 9, 2017

By Rachel Middleton

Wild bison roam in Banff, Canada's oldest national park for the first time in 130 years

Conservation team moved 16 bison from a protected herd in Alberta to Panther Valley, where they remain under observation until summer 2018.

Feb 8, 2017

By Alex Wheeler

Conservation Animal and Wildlife Pictures

Meet Jesus Malverde, patron saint of drug dealers in Mexico's Sinaloa state

Legend has it that he was a Mexican Robin Hood figure – a handsome moustachioed bandito who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.

Feb 8, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures

President Duterte repeating my mistakes in war on drugs, ex-Colombian president Cesar Gaviria says

In an opinion piece Gaviria noted that Duterte was using excessive force to deal with a social issue.

Feb 8, 2017

By Ananya Roy

Women stage topless protest to claim rights to sunbathe semi-nude in Argentina

The police say women going topless on beaches amounted to 'obscene displays'.

Feb 8, 2017

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy

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