South america

Israeli woman killed, several Israelis injured in Panama highway crash

An Israeli tourist was killed in a Panama crash near La Chorrera; ZAKA says efforts are underway to return the body and wounded Israelis to Israel.

The scene of a bus crash in Panama where an Israeli woman was killed on May 13, 2026.
Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez, who is expected to face right-wing presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in a runoff in June, addresses the media in Lima, Peru, April 30, 2026.

Peru presidential candidate Sanchez accused of financial crimes after advancing to runoff

An ICU Nurse and a paratrooper jump from 16 Air Assault Brigade to provide medical support to people , after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Friday confirmed one suspected case of Hantavirus of a British national on Tristan da Cunha, Britain, May 9, 2026.

British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast attends a press conference at the Chilean embassy, after meeting his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 6, 2026.

Chile to return ambassador to Israel, Kast tells Herzog


'Aliens' who attacked Peruvian tribe are illegal miners with jetpacks - police

An indigenous tribe in Peru believes it is being attacked by aliens, but authorities believe the real culprits are illegal gold miners wearing jetpacks.

 AI generated image of an armored alien.

New South American frog species found, named for local indigenous people

The Guaraní people inhabit the same region and in the past lived in the same wild regions as the frog,

 A frog sitting on a leaf

Peruvian tribe claims it was attacked by seven-foot 'aliens'

The tribe says they’ve endured multiple attacks, one of which sent a 15-year-old girl to the hospital.

 An artistic rendition of an alien.

Paraguayan Congressional Israel Allies Caucus to relaunch

The caucus's relaunch comes strategically timed ahead of the inauguration of incoming President Santiago Peña.

 President-elect of Paraguay Santiago Pena attends a press conference in Brazil on July 28, 2023.

Ancient DNA gives new insight into Inca 'lost city' Machu Picchu

Workers and retainers at the famous mountain estate came from throughout the empire, with some even coming from the Amazonas region.

 A llama is seen near the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Cusco, Peru, in this December 2, 2014 file photo.

Archaeological remains of disabled teen discovered in Brazil

The discovery affirms that indigenous peoples cared for disabled members of their societies even before the arrival of colonial influences.

Illustrative image of skeletal remains of an early human.

Iran, Bolivia defense ministers sign memorandum - analysis

"We maintain that improving the bilateral defense relations will lead to increasing the Bolivian government's deterrence power," Ashtiani was quoted by the official news agency IRNA as saying.

Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani reacts during a meeting of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023

Early humans wore sloth bones as jewellery – study

The study also found further evidence that people lived in central Brazil either during or before the end of the last ice age.

 Ernesto Novoa, Inventory Specialist on the Tomayate River project, removes earth around remains of a Giant Sloth found near the river 15 kilometers (about 9 miles) outside San Salvador, June 25, 2001

Bolsonaro's career wrecked as Brazil court forms majority to bar him for 8 years

Four out of seven justices voted to convict Bolsonaro for abuse of power and misuse of the media.

 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony to mark 1000 days in government at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil September 27, 2021.

Uruguay to melt down, recast bronze Nazi eagle into a dove of peace

“This idea of transforming a symbol of hatred, of war, of atrocity into a symbol of peace well, I feel very honored to be given the responsibility to carry out this task,” - Pablo Atchugarry

 A Nazi flag with an eagle and a swastika is seen in a cupboard at the auction house Hermann Historica in Munich, Germany, November 20, 2019. Several hundred Nazi objects were up for auction, amongst them Adolf Hitler's hat and one of Eva Braun's dresses.