BBC News
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
Up 100,000 people were killed and communities devastated, according to indigenous leaders.
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
The raids are part of a policy known as "pacification" which was adopted in recent years to help the state establish a more permanent presence in shanty towns.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 00:00
A Roman Catholic bishop in Chile accused of paedophilia has resigned, saying he did not want his personal problems to affect the Church.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 00:00
El presidente de Guatemala, Otto Perez Molina, aseguro que esta dispuesto a acatar el resultado de las investigaciones que realizan las autoridades para esclarecer la muerte violenta de ocho indigenas.
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 00:00
The theft and smuggling of oil and oil derivatives is a lucrative industry.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 00:00
Riot police killed 111 inmates after entering the Carandiru jail, in central Sao Paulo.
Friday, September 21, 2012 - 00:00
Her image as a firm leader, combined with the country's economic stability, have given President Rousseff a personal approval rating of 59%.
Friday, September 21, 2012 - 00:00
The 131 Mexican inmates who fled jail this week escaped through the front door, not a tunnel as was previously reported, local officials say.
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<br />The officials in Coahuila state, near the US border, said guards and a drug cartel had helped the inmates.
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<br />The prison's director and other officials in the city of Piedras Negras have now been detained.
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<br />Monday's jailbreak prompted a massive manhunt.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 00:00
Mr Perez Becerra, also known as "Alberto Martinez", was arrested in April 2011 in Venezuela, as he returned to Colombia from Sweden.
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 00:00
Narino police commander Col William Montezuma said the fugitives were dangerous and included at least one senior member of the left-wing Farc rebel movement.