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Nine people, including five children, were killed in Suriname after a man attacked them with a sharp object, police said in a statement on Sunday.

Suriname state oil firm Staatsolie will launch in November an "open-door offering" for offshore areas to be explored and evaluated, the company said on Tuesday, as the small South American nation seeks partners and finan...

Suriname's parliament backed Jennifer Simons as the South American country's first woman president on Sunday, setting the doctor and former parliamentary speaker on course to helm a nation on the cusp of a predicted oil...

Suriname could soon have its first female president after a party led by a medical doctor formed a coalition aimed at ousting the South American country’s current leader following a weekend election with no clear winner.

Suriname’s political future hangs in the balance after the two main parties were virtually tied in Sunday’s election, triggering intense coalition talks to determine who will get to manage the upcoming oil bonanza.

The Organization of American States on Monday elected Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin as its new secretary general through 2030, taking over from Uruguayan diplomat Luis Almagro and marking the body's first Car...

At a recent forum that Guyanese businesses and some Government offices attended in Suriname, a map of Suriname was used that included part of Guyana’s territory, sparking condemnation.

Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the years-long judicial process over the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents that deeply scarred the South American country.

At least 10 people died after an illegal gold mine collapsed Monday in the South American country of Suriname, authorities said. Police, military officials and rescue crews were dispatched to the mine, which is located i...

Suriname, a tiny nation ravaged by recession, inflation and impossible debts, saw its relief held up by superpower politics. It won’t be the only country.

Suriname’s government warned of more arrests and put police on high alert Saturday a day after a protest against the policies of President Chandrikapersad Santokhi spun out of control and hundreds of demonstrators storme...

Hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname’s parliament, broke windows and looted nearby businesses to protest high fuel and electricity prices in the South American nation PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Hundreds of demonstrato...