Colombia’s Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, or Ideam, declared red alert Sunday in 20 departments across the country as a result of high temperatures that have caused

Brazil has joined Mexico and the Philippines in granting approval for use of the world’s first vaccine for dengue fever, French drug maker Sanofi Pasteur announced Monday.

LIMA – The 47 mining projects under development in Peru are worth $56.41 billion, with 24 of the ventures dedicated to exploration and six others involving expansions of existing operating units, t

More than 70 percent of executed or planned investment in Brazil's energy industry for 2014-2023 is being directed into fossil fuels, a bias that might compromise any efforts to reduce greenhouse g

SANTIAGO – Around 70 earthquakes of magnitudes ranging from 3 to 6.7 struck Chile on Monday in the regions of Coquimbo, Valparaiso and the city of Santiago.

A total of 210, among the more than 1,100 municipalities, in Colombia are suffering from water rationing and 300 more are facing a risk of water shortage owing to El Niño, Colombian Housing Ministe

ASUNCION – Nearly 6,000 families, or about 30,000 people, have been affected by the flooding in Asuncion, Paraguayan emergency management officials said Sunday.

MADRID – A reported 22.2 percent of people residing in Spain live below the poverty line, earning less than 7,961 euros ($8,676) annually, according to data from a survey conducted by the National

Nearly two-thirds of the Yemeni population, a total of 16 million people, live without access to drinking water due to air strikes, armed clashes, and lack of fuel in the country, Oxfam warned on T

BEIJING – The Chinese Environmental Protection Ministry has been using unmanned aircraft to detect factories that cause excessive pollution or do not comply with regulations, Xinhua reported on Mon