Americas

Frank Gotti - the brother who died In March 1980 Frank Gotti, the youngest son in the family, was playing in the street with a motorised scooter when he drove out into the road from behind a dustbin and was struck and killed by a passing car. … [Read more...] about Son of America’s most powerful mob boss on what it’s like to grow up in mafia

Protecting the Cocos Ridge, an underwater mountain range which connects the Galápagos Islands to mainland Costa Rica, and the Carnegie Ridge which links the archipelago to Ecuador and continental South America, could close off more than 200,000 sq nautical miles of ocean otherwise vulnerable to industrial fishing, he said. … [Read more...] about ‘They just pull up everything!’ Chinese fleet raises fears for Galápagos sea life

“We will continue with our duty and our commitment to the people,” said the assembly’s president, Julio Borges, who added that deputes they will continue to hold sessions in the public building “where the people placed them” – despite government threats that the newly elected constituent assembly could replace them. … [Read more...] about US hits Nicolás Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela’s ‘sham’ election

Legislators said during Tuesday’s congressional session that they had registered 16 attacks against journalists on Monday alone, with some 300 during the two months of protest. Ruling Socialist party legislators did not attend the congressional session. … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s opposition accuses security forces of robbing protesters

Huge funeral crowds in Iran and Iraqi MPs voting to boot out foreign troops, including 5,000 American and 450 British, are only the start of a backlash against Trump’s drone killing of Iranian military chief Qassem Soleimani. … [Read more...] about Kevin Maguire: Britain should be no pal of US President ‘Don War-leone’