International

The 2015 Copa America championship in Chile is coming to a close. The tournament is in the semi-final stage, and up to this point, Futbol fans across the world have not been disappointed in the level of play. Colombian recently lost their quarterfinal match against Argentina on penalty kicks, sending the Argentines to the semi-finals […]

According to Live Science, Latin America leads the way in well being. 7 our of the top 10 countries whose citizens are considered "thriving" are in war torn, poverty stricken, Latin America. Meanwhile the United States has fallen from 12th to 23rd. The top ten countries are: Panama: 53 percent Costa Rica: 47.6 percent Puerto […]

After serving prison time in the U.S.  for drug trafficking and racketeering, and in France for embezzlement,  former Panamanian dictator and drug dealer, Manuel Noriega, is serving a 60  year prison sentence for murder in this native Panama. The 81-year-old Noriega has decided to finally come out and apology for his actions while he ruled […]

After massive protests, hunger strikes, and massive amounts of inflammatory political rhetoric, the Venezuelan electoral body, the CNE (Consejo Nacional Electoral), has finally set a date for parliamentary elections. The CNE, which has for a long time been known to be an "ally" of the dictatorship, announced the election  date of December 6th, and an […]

As if FIFA needed even more controversy in the  middle of the ongoing corruption scandals and investigations, Diego Armando Maradona has announced his candidacy for FIFA president, at the suggestion of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Maradona who has been involved in numerous drug and cheating scandals in the past is a close friend of Fidel […]

Last week, the Obama administration held a high level meeting with, alleged drug kingpin, Diosdado Cabello in Haiti. Now, Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, has said that the meetings could "full;le restore diplomatic relations". According to FoxNews Latino: During a national television address Monday night, he said the two countries were now working "to normalize diplomatic […]

In a move that is worthy of a movie, the Vatican called for and perform a "Exorcismo Magno" or mass exorcism of the country of Mexico, Patheos.com reports. The exorcism, which was performed behind close doors, was called for due to the increasing levels of violence and crime in the heavily catholic nation. Cardinal Juan […]

As the Obama administration moved full speed ahead with its plan to re-establish relations with the communist regime in Cuba, it is also looking to court Cuba's closets ally, Venezuela. In a contradictory move, Obama administration officials met with Venezuelan officials in Haiti over the weekend. Venezuela was sanctioned by Obama in march, and declared […]

Florida's junior Senator and 2016 Presidential hopeful, Marco Rubio, has called the Obama administration's meeting with Diosdado Cabello "Bizarre and confusing". In a press release, The Senator condemns the administration for meeting with one of Venezuela's "most corrupt officials. ‎By meeting with the Venezuelan regime's most corrupt official, who also happens to be under investigation […]

It's no secret that in Central America, drug cartels and gangs run the show. The Area between Mexico City and Panama City is one of the World's most dangerous.  Now, gangs in Honduras are imposing public transport taxes on bus drivers and taxi cabs. If they refuse to pay they are burned alive inside their […]

On Wednesday the FARC continue its attacks on Colombia's fragile infrastructure despite negotiations with the Santos administration. Two separate attacks left three dead and over half a million people with out power. Less than two weeks ago, FARC rebels blew up energy towers in southwestern Colombia. Adriaan Alsema of ColombiaReports.com writes of the most recent attack: […]

Venezuela, which has the largest proven oil reserves in the World, it attempting to bully its tiny next door neighbor, Guyana, for a well discovered by the Exxon-Mobil corporation in the Essequibo off-shore region. Venezuela has had a territorial dispute with the tiny country since the early 19th century. In fact, Venezuelan school houses to this […]

Cuba doesn't  yet have an embassy in they U.S., but that hasn't stopped the Swiss government from serving as a protector of the communist country from the United States, and facilitating the groundwork for future Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C.  The Swiss embassy, which houses Cuba's Interest Section, erected a mast outside its doors in […]

The Chavista government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has blocked former Prime Minister of Spain, Felipe Gonzalez, from visiting with that governments jailed opposition leaders, Leopoldo Lopez and Daniel Ceballos. Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, attorney for the opposition leader Leopoldo López, told EFE that González had asked permission to visit López and another defendant, Daniel Ceballos. […]

Less than a week after Venezuela was awarded by the UN's FAO for "helping to eradicate hunger", the world was shown exactly how hungry and desperate most Venezuelans are. After a Nestle truck carrying cereal and condensed milk wrecked on the Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho highway, leaving three injured and one dead, people rushed to the accident […]

So Fifa has now put the bidding for the 2026 World Cup on Hold. This bodes well for the USA's chances of actually hosting the 2022 tournament. But in the meantime, we still have some real futbol to occupy us. Yesterday's rounds saw most of the Latin American teams in the tournament make their debuts, […]

In the middle of all of the FIFA scandals, there is still World Cup Soccer to be played. This year it's the women's turn. The tournament which is projected to be dominated by favorites Germany, defending champions Japan, and perennial power house USA, is one where the hispanic countries are hoping to make a big […]

As the Obama administration barrels toward its end-around on the Cuban embargo, The House of Representatives today made it much harder for the president to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the communist dictatorship. The State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations voted today to prohibit a State Department request […]

Yesterday, Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro linked the popular former president of Colombia, and fierce political rival of Hugo Chaves, Alvaro Uribe, to the murder of Venezuelan representative Robert Sierra. Sierra was assassinated in 2014, and Maduro in claiming that Julio Velez, right hand man to the former president, was the intellectual author of the murder. […]

If you thought the 2016 GOP primary was a circus act, wait until you get a load of the 2015 Mexican parliamentary and local elections. Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto has characterized the June 7th Elections as a “referendum on his administration”. So what will it say about the Nieto administration if a circus clown […]

The month of June began with yet another massive protest in Venezuela against what citizens are calling a "State of Tyranny". Yesterday morning the city of San Cristobal in the state of Tachira woke up to find a complete halt of all public transport. They did not simply park their cabs and busses and not […]

In the middle of all of the corruption scandals plaguing FIFA, the Worlds soccer governing body, they are being plotted against and could potentially loose the Worlds largest and most watched television event. Bribery, corruption, human rights abuses, and unthinkable logistical challenges are plaguing the 2018 and 2022 World Cups in Russia and Qatar respectively. […]

In perhaps one of the most controversial foreign policy decisions of the 21st century, President Obama has made unprecedented moves in establishing diplomatic relationships with the Cuban government. GQ Magazine has jumped right on board. In GQ’s June 2015 issue, they proudly feature a 14-page photo spread showing Cuban-American actor Bobby Cannavale and super model […]

Just one day after Barack Obama officially removed Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism list, Venezuelan's all over the world gathered to protest the repression of their rights and political imprisonments in the country that is Cuba's closest ally. Exiled Venezuelan political leaders took to a hastily made stage in from of the statue […]

America's Forum on NewsMaxTV featured our Managing Editor, Javier Manjarres and Host of The Good Fight, Ben Wikler. They debated the White House's weak response in regards to the radical terrorist attacks in Paris and the immigration vote in the House yesterday. The passed bill would defund President Obama's dictator immigration bill. When it came […]

On Tuesday evening Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fl) called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)  to schedule a vote on S. 2142, otherwise known as the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014. This bill authorizes sanctions on individuals involved in serious human rights violations against the peaceful demonstrators in Venezuela. […]