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LIMA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a visit to Peru on Sunday and traveled to the Colombian border city of Cucuta, crossed through by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing crisis under President Nicolas Maduro.After…

The most visited Airbnb in the world is a small wooden cabin found near San Francisco.Located about 129km south of the city, the small home measures just 9.2sq m but has been incredibly popular with holiday-makers.The mushroom-shaped…

BOGOTA - When Lorena Delgado approached the Venezuelan Consulate in Colombia’s capital on a recent afternoon hoping to extend the life of her expiring passport, she found the metal gates to the languishing building shuttered.Days…

NEW YORK - The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents plunged nearly 14 percent last year, extending a decline that’s now continued for 14 years, according to State Department figures released Thursday.Sharp drops in…

Venezuelans stretch as far as the eye can see, stumbling across a shallow river that separates them from Colombia, carrying everything they possibly can to keep their loved ones comfortable and fed.But even when the poverty stricken…

BRASíLIA - Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, vowed on Thursday to return home “in the coming days … despite the threats” from President Nicolas Maduro’s regime, as he continues a tour of regional allies to rally…

SAO PAULO - Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido is due to meet Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia late Wednesday, sources from both camps said.Guaido, recognized as interim president by 50 countries, will travel…

CUCUTA, COLOMBIA - Next year in Caracas?As Venezuela’s opposition rekindles street protests and builds powerful international support, the millions who fled are redirecting their gaze toward their beloved homeland in hopes that…

CUCUTA, COLOMBIA - The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia’s restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers who abandoned their posts and ran for…

BOGOTA - The Trump administration on Monday announced new sanctions on allies of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to boost his opponent Juan Guaido after an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the…

TáCHIRA, VENEZUELA - International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to “take action” after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country descended into…

Protesters along Venezuela’s border with Colombia have stolen a red city bus and set it on fire to express outrage over thwarted humanitarian aid deliveries. Flames from the bus blaze in the border town of Urena also caused nearby power…

CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido left Caracas with some 80 lawmakers on Thursday on a 800-km (500-mile) trip to the Colombian border where they hope to receive food and medicine to alleviate shortages in defiance…

Knocked out of the Copa Sudamericana at home, Brazilian club Chapecoense was comforted by fans of victorious Union La Calera of Chile who cleaned the bathrooms reserved for away fans.“Reasons to believe,” tweeted Chapecoense, along with…

CARACAS - Venezuelans are bracing nervously for possible weekend confrontations as opposition leader Juan Guaido vows to bring U.S. medical and food aid into the country in defiance of the military-backed government.In the latest…

CARACAS - Venezuela’s military reaffirmed its support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday and said it was on “alert” for border violations following threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, who urged them to back…

CARACAS - Billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that he hopes the concert he’s throwing to rally humanitarian aid for Venezuela will help draw global attention and save lives by raising funds for “much-needed medical help” for…

CARACAS - Venezuela’s crisis was deepening Monday as opposition leader Juan Guaido’s deadline to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid loomed, and President Nicolas Maduro showed no sign of backing down on blocking the…

Venezuela’s state internet provider CANTV has blocked a web page where volunteers sign up to answer National Assembly president Juan Guaido’s call to help bring in desperately needed humanitarian aid, the opposition said on Monday.Mr…

CUCUTA, COLOMBIA - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday visited a border staging point for U.S. aid to Venezuela and warned soldiers loyal to socialist President Nicolas Maduro that would commit a “crime against humanity” if they block…