New Delhi - Ten major trade unions in India began Tuesday a two-day nationwide general strike in protest against the economic policies of the Narendra Modi government; 20 million workers from several sectors have joined the labor action.

Bogota - Child sexual abuse in Colombia has risen alarmingly in 2018 compared to the previous year, the National Institute of Legal Medicine reported.

Brasilia - Brazil''s President Jair Bolsonaro''s offer to give up part of the national territory to house a US military base is one of the most dramatic and symbolic measures of the new government.

Caracas - Venezuelan Ministry of Habitat and Housing is currently consolidating, together with the National Superintendency, the reactivation of a plan to boost housing construction with financing of the oil-backed crypto currency Petro.

Caracas - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reiterated his call to the nation''s businessmen to join forces and commit to economic prosperity.