Author: Joshua Goodman
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Pilot told controllers ‘no fuel’ before crash of plane carrying Brazilian soccer team
MEDELLIN, Colombia — The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to land before crashing into the Andes, according to a leaked recording of the final minutes of the doomed flight. In the sometimes chaotic exchange with…
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Brazilian soccer team’s plane crashes in Colombia; 71 dead
LA UNION, Colombia — Colombian authorities searched for answers Tuesday into the crash of a chartered airliner that slammed into the Andes mountains while transporting a Brazilian soccer team whose Cinderella story had won it a spot in the finals of one of South America’s most prestigious regional tournaments. All but six of the 77…
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Ecuador: We have ‘temporarily restricted’ Assange’s internet
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s government acknowledged on Tuesday that it had “temporarily restricted” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet access at its embassy in London after the whistleblowing site published documents from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign A foreign ministry statement said that while it stands by its decision in 2012 to grant Assange asylum, it doesn’t…
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Olympic officer shot in head after wrong turn into Rio slum
RIO DE JANEIRO — A police officer was shot in the head after he and two others working security at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics got lost near a slum and encountered gunfire. The officers from Brazil’s national security force were using a GPS device to navigate unfamiliar streets Wednesday afternoon when they took a…
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Stinging criticism: Brazilians taunt US athletes over Zika
RIO DE JANEIRO — After months of dire predictions from abroad about the mosquito-borne Zika virus, some Brazilian fans are doing some stinging of their own: They’re booing U.S. athletes and taunting them over the fears that kept some competitors at home. From the beach volleyball arena to the soccer stadium, boisterous Brazilian fans are…
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Venezuela gives U.S. officials 48 hours to exit
CARACAS, Venezuela – President Nicolas Maduro’s government Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters that Venezuela accuses of inciting violence. The announcement by Foreign Minister Elias Jaua came amid fears that renewed clashes could erupt Tuesday when pro- and anti-government activists…