The two men were identified in an indictment unsealed in Manhattan as Efraín Antonio Campo Flores and Franqui Francisco Flores de Freitas, said to be nephews of Cilia Flores.
Though President Nicolás Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, has been accused of nepotism in the past, the recent family scandal could be especially problematic as legislative elections approach.
Officials promoted Rio’s hosting of the Olympics as a way to lift the city’s fortunes. “Instead, properties are going for the price of a banana,” a real estate executive said.
The two men, relatives of the wife of President Nicolás Maduro, were arrested in Haiti and turned over to United States officials, a person close to the investigation said.
The leader of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, says it will stick to campaign tools like polls and political intuition in its future campaigns.
Argentina, Poland, Tanzania, Guatemala, Haiti and Ivory Coast held elections on Sunday. Here is a rundown of major issues and candidates in each country, with links to New York Times coverage.
For months, Alex had been growing closer to a new group of friends online — the kindest she had ever had — who were teaching her what it meant to be a Muslim.
The Dominican Republic hasn’t yet acted on its plans to expel hundreds of thousands of people of Haitian descent. But the worst may be yet to come.
A prosecutor in Argentina accuses the president of attempting to cover up a secret deal to shield terrorists. Days later, the prosecutor is found dead and the president alleges a conspiracy. An overview of key developments in the case.
A media giant enthralls a country’s TV-addicted viewers with empty soap operas and inane commentary on the news.
Villa Baviera, a community in Chile that is trying to attract tourists, was once a site of torture, abuse and executions.
President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico said there were no initial reports of deaths due to Hurricane Patricia, but the danger was not past. “We still can’t lower our guard,” he said.
Maps showing the extent and wind speeds of the strongest hurricane ever known to assault the Western Hemisphere.
Answers to common questions about the storm, the scale of which has astonished meteorologists.
Mr. Trudeau, the leader of the Liberal Party, won Canada’s parliamentary election on Monday.
Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party won a sweeping victory in Canada’s national election on Monday. Here is a look at how the 43-year-old father of three worked his way to becoming Canada’s second-youngest prime minister.
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