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Nigeria ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidency in disputed election
He promised ‘renewed hope’ but faced questions from rivals about his health, past graft accusations and ties to outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari
Suspected Colombian rebels kidnap 23 oil workers
Suspected Farc guerrillas have captured 23 Colombian oil contractors carrying out exploration work for Canada’s Talisman Energy.
Nato kill dozens of Afghan insurgents
US and Nato troops killed about 50 insurgents during attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, calling in air strikes to repel an assault on an outpost.
Haitians clamour for food as two more rescued alive
Rescuers pulled two barely alive survivors from the rubble of Port-au-Prince on Friday as hungry and homeless Haitians clamoured for food.
Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor
Colombia said on Tuesday Farc guerrillas slit a state governor’s throat hours after they kidnapped him during a brazen raid.
Honduras resists pressure over ousted leader Zelaya
Honduras’ de facto government on Monday resisted pressure from opponents and the international community over ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
OAS set to suspend Honduras as it renounces charter
The Organisation of American States prepared to suspend Honduras on Saturday after a caretaker government refused to restore President Manuel Zelaya.
Chávez wins vote to allow re-election
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez won a referendum vote on Sunday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating his rivals.
Govt: Colombia’s top Farc commander is dead
The founder and chief commander of Colombia’s Farc rebel force, Manuel Marulanda, has died after more than 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain camps. If…
South American nations end crisis with handshake
The presidents of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela ended a border dispute on Friday with a summit handshake after a week of regional diplomacy in the face of hostile rhetoric and…
Colombia says it kills Farc commander in Ecuador
Colombia’s military said on Saturday its troops had killed a top rebel commander in an attack on a jungle camp across the border in Ecuador in a severe blow to Latin America’s…
Chávez storms to re-election victory
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday’s vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge…
Chávez storms to re-election victory
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez stormed to a re-election victory in Sunday’s vote, handing him an ample mandate to broaden his promised socialist revolution and challenge…