El Salvador opposition admits defeat
Craig TaylorEl Salvador’s Arena party finally accepts the defeat of its candidate to former rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren in a tight vote earlier this month. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Ousted Venezuelan MP back in Caracas
Opposition Venezuelan congresswoman Maria Corina Machado returns to Caracas after having her mandate revoked by the National Assembly. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Salvadorean court rejects poll appeal
The electoral court in El Salvador dismisses allegations of fraud during the country’s presidential elections levelled by the opposition party. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela probes ‘protest abuses’
Venezuela’s attorney general, Luisa Ortega Diaz, says 60 cases of alleged human rights abuses during recent street protests are being investigated. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
‘Two killed’ in Venezuela protests
Two people have died from gunshot wounds during protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s government, eyewitnesses say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Uruguay to take Guantanamo inmates
President Jose Mujica of Uruguay says his country will take five prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean