Brazil senator Cid Gomes shot in stand-off with police
Cid Gomes was wounded when two shots were fired at him as he drove a digger at a police picket line….
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Edson Suemitsu is thought to be Brazil’s only katana forger
Edson Suemitsu produces handmade katanas, a type of curved sword used by samurai in ancient Japan. …
Fátima Aldrighett: Mexico police arrest suspects over girl’s murder
A man and a woman are detained in connection with the death of seven-year-old Fátima Aldrighett. …
El Chapo: Rare prison video emerges
Joaquin «El Chapo» Guzman appears at a high-security US jail where he is serving a life sentence. …
Fátima Aldrighett: Mexico searches for suspect in seven-year-old’s murder
Police are searching for a woman seen with seven-year-old Fátima Aldrighett, who was later found dead. …
EU puts Cayman Islands on tax haven blacklist
It is the first UK overseas territory to be named and shamed by the EU for not cracking down on tax…
Barcelona deny social media attack on Messi
Barcelona deny hiring a firm to produce disparaging social media posts aimed at its own players such as Lionel Messi and…
Dominican Republic poll halted after electronic glitch
Problems with the electronic voting system led to the municipal election being suspended four hours in. …
Crossing the border to go to school in the US
Sixteen-year-old twins Ana Fernanda and Ana Luisa begin their journey from Mexico in the early hours. …
‘City of Women’: A refuge for Colombia’s displaced
Women displaced by Colombia’s armed conflict created their own community to offer each other support. …