Latin America

"The process of dividing the world into opposing blocs is accelerating and it is now splitting into several large regions", Russian political scientist, Dmitry Drobnitsky, claims.

Greece is aiming for an unexplored and very interesting tourist market, that of Latin America, with the government promoting a plan for the creation of a "bridge", in order to increase the flows of Latin American tourists to our country in the coming years.

Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu on Monday and Tuesday attended a European Union - Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) ministerial meeting where he showed that all countries need to be aware of the urgency of taking up courageous and coordinated policies to mitigate risks and effectively implement the provisions of the Paris Agreement.

The International Monetary Fund on May 2 censured Venezuela for failing to provide key economic data in a process that eventually could result in the Latin American nation's expulsion from the fund.

The head of the Tawak-Chalco drug cartel, was killed in a shootout last night in a major riot in the Mexican capital, the Financiero portal reported.

The American Community Schools (ACS) of Athens has announced a new three-year scholarship that will provide one student entering the 10th grade a chance to prepare for university at one of Greece's best international schools.

Of the 50 cities on the list, 43 are in Latin America, including 19 in Brazil, eight in Mexico, and seven in Venezuela.
The region’s violence is in large part drug related, driven by traffickers and supplemented by gang wars, political instability, and widespread poverty that has been exacerbated by sluggish economic growth or economic reversals.

Ivica Dacic this week traveled to Cuba to participate in the 22nd session of the Ministerial Council of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).

After arriving in Havana, the Serbian first deputy PM and foreign minister met with ACS General Secretary June Soomer.

Haiti faces a humanitarian crisis that requires a "massive response" from the international community, the United Nations chief said Oct. 10, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid following last week's battering by Hurricane Matthew.

Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti and moved on to Cuba after killing nine people, unleashing floods and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the Caribbean's worst storm in nearly a decade.

Far to the north, the first evacuations were ordered in the United States as coastal residents prepared to escape the approaching monster storm, expected off the East Coast later this week.