カテゴリー: Americas
Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have enduredCanada’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga whales to…
Canadian government accuses the Lawrence Bishnoi gang of being involved in murder of prominent Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar near VancouverCanada’s federal government has announced that a powerful and ruthless Indian gang which uses “murder, shoot…
New York meeting of Hague Group warns of shared responsibility to prevent genocide and proposes steps to isolate IsraelThe international community has a legal and moral duty to deny Israel “the tools of genocide”, the Malaysian foreign minister, Mohama…
US president’s speech made a mockery of UN values and highlights the need for strong anti-Trumpian alliancesSuch is the gravitational pull cast by Donald Trump and the US economy that the politics of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nati…
Rights group also finds rise in openly gay, bisexual and transgender people running for office in 36 countriesPoliticians in at least 51 countries used homophobic or transphobic rhetoric during elections last year, from depicting LGBTQ+ identity as a f…
Interior minister says ‘they were waiting for’ official who was shot at point-blank range outside his home in killing that has shocked PeruPeru’s government has said the fatal shooting of an Indonesian embassy official in Lima on Monday night was likel…
Officers say they found 1.4kg of drug inside toy in woman’s underwear and also accused her of hiding ecstasy pillsA Peruvian woman has been arrested in Bali after allegedly trying to smuggle cocaine into the Indonesian resort island using a sex toy and…
Comptroller general lodged two cases in country’s supreme court after failed attempt to sell to consortiumPanama’s comptroller general has lodged two cases with the country’s supreme court against the owners of two ports at the centre of a geopolitical…
Modi to be honored on historic two-day visit but country’s Muslims express concern over human rights recordNews that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest honour during a historic visit to the country has been w…
Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, a spot that is popular with hikersA Brazilian tourist who fell down a ravine at an Indonesian volcano popular with hikers has been found dead, the Brazilian government and …
Visitors staying at ‘healing retreats’ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico Malatesta, while Emily Webster says there is no need to leave the UK to find shamanic healing. Plus, a letter by John LowrieYour article (‘Ay…
Tropical Storm Dalila brings flooding to Acapulco, while Hurricane Erick causes disruption in Oaxaca stateWhile the western Atlantic has experienced a quiet start to the hurricane season, the eastern Pacific has recently become fairly active, producing…
Killing of Canadian national was ‘significant escalation in India’s repression efforts’ but leaders shake hands at G7Canada’s spy agency has warned that the assassination in British Columbia of a prominent Sikh activist signaled a “significant escalati…
Accord comes as Mark Carney seeks shift in Ottawa’s relationship with New Delhi after long diplomatic spatCanada and India plan to share intelligence in an effort to combat the rising threat of international crime and extremism, according to a new repo…
Mark Carney declined to answer if he believed Indian PM had a role in murder of Sikh activist Hardeep Singh NijjarCanada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has defended his decision to invite India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, to the upcoming G7 summit…