Salvadoran gangs are established in Milan, one of the cities with the most concentration of Salvadorans outside the American continent.

With foreign media in favor of the current Brazilian administration, and fearing the country’s exclusion from Mercosur, President Dilma Rousseff discussed Brazil’s critical situation in front of a United Nations meeting. Then, taking advantage of the trip in U.S. soil, Rousseff appointed a diplomatic advisor for talks with American representatives.

An absolute “No” from the Nicaraguan people to what is perceived as the expropriation of their land by Wang Jing, a Chinese investor. Thousands of peasants marched in New Guinea and demanded the repealing of the controversial law 840; “We are angry and embarrassed” some peasants say about the refusal of the Assembly to repeal

The two agencies that support the global financial system voiced concerns about the how such secret funds affect the fight against poverty.

Brazil in particular is raising concerns. 

Many sites around the world designated for special protection as areas of outstanding importance for nature are threatened by development activities, according to a new report, and several are in Argentina. 

Bolivia and Russia recently ratified an alliance regarding visa cancellation. The plan focuses on five points of cooperation between the two countries.

More than 400 businessmen will attend the Andean Entrepreneurial Meeting of Guayaquil.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered to help uncover the whereabouts of the normalistas of Ayotzinapa while meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Berlin.

The first reactions to the announced Mercosur-European trade deal came from the Ulster Farmers’ Union president, Ian Marshall, who says that the offers are an “unacceptable risk” to the livelihoods of farmers in Northern Ireland.