LIMA – Peru’s economy grew 3.79% in March compared with a year earlier, the country’s statistics agency said on Sunday, with most sectors of the economy showing improvement, while the…
(Reuters) – Thousands of abortion rights supporters are protesting across the United States on Saturday, starting what organizers said would be “a summer of rage” if the U.S. Supreme Court…
POLL: Vast Majority Of Americans Say SCOTUS Home Protests Are ‘Unacceptable’ Laurel Duggan on May 10, 2022 A majority of voters believed publishing Supreme Court justices’ addresses and showing up…
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA – Peru’s leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world’s second largest…
BENGHAZI – Libya halted oil production from its El Feel oilfield on Sunday and two sources at Zueitina oil port said exports there had been suspended after protesters calling for…
By Valentine Hilaire (Reuters) – Southern Copper Corp said on Wednesday that its Peruvian mine remains closed after six weeks of a standoff with protesters, accusing Peru’s government of failing…
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate 50 basis points to 4.5% on Thursday, the highest since 2009, as authorities battle stubborn inflation that has sparked…
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO -Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign, a minister said on Wednesday, despite demonstrations against his handling of the country’s worst economic…
PORTLAND, Ore.—An Indiana man pleaded guilty today in federal court after repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during…
-Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands because of Japanese sanctions over…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Soaring energy and food prices triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate existing food security concerns in the Middle East and Africa, and may…
LONDON – Police detained 5,020 people at anti-war protests in Russia on Sunday, the OVD-Info monitoring group said on Monday. Russia’s last protests with a similar number of arrests were…
LONDON – Russia’s Foreign Ministry protested to the U.S. ambassador in Moscow on Saturday over remarks by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham advocating that President Vladimir Putin be assassinated. It said…
CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Miguel Ramos, 21, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of rioting for his role…
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA – A three-week long protest in Canada against pandemic measures that snarled trade and shuttered Ottawa’s core likely cost billions in trade delays, tens of millions…
Nepali police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters objecting to a U.S.-funded infrastructure program presented to parliament on Sunday for ratification, witnesses and officials in the capital told…
A political action committee is funding a series of trucker protests against COVD-19 restrictions in the U.S., mirroring efforts by Canadian truckers to lift the country’s vaccine mandates and rules.…
PORT-AU-PRINCE – Haiti’s government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54% following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to…
– Canadian police on Saturday used pepper spray and stun grenades in an attempt to restore normalcy in Ottawa, parts of which have been paralyzed by protesters opposing the government’s…
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas – A grand jury in Austin, Texas, has indicted several police officers for using excessive force during racial justice protests in 2020, authorities said on…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support of vaccine mandates in fighting COVID-19 helped him win re-election five months ago, but now he looks increasingly isolated…
By Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday activated rarely used emergency powers in an effort to end protests that have shut…
– Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said the government had invoked rarely used special measures allowing him to tackle protests that have shut some border crossings and paralyzed…
OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday plans to invoke rarely used emergency measures to tackle ongoing protests that have shut border crossings, and also blocked the capital…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Toyota Motor Corp said Monday it has not yet resumed production at its three manufacturing lines in Ontario even after a key U.S.-Canadian bridge reopened. The…