BBC
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 00:00
Prisoners in a jail in Venezuela take 22 officials hostage to try to force the authorities to send in a medics to treat an alleged tuberculosis outbreak.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a delegation of Libyan officials is in Venezuela to seek ways to end the conflict in the North African country.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 00:00
Around 200 police are searching the Rocinha neighbourhood for Antonio Lopes, who is also accused of running a money laundering scheme.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 00:00
Cuba says it will allow people to buy and sell their homes for the first time since the communist revolution in 1959.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 00:00
Acapulco, one of Mexico's prime tourist destinations, is taking a hard hit from drug-related violence.
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 00:00
The Mexican state of Tamaulipas has dismissed its head of security following the discovery of 145 bodies in mass graves.
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 00:00
Political change remains no nearer now than it did following Cuba's victory at the Bay of Pigs.
Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 00:00
These tragedies, along with the targeted killings of top officials and members of the security forces, are fuelling thoughts of Tamaulipas as a possible "failed state" within Mexico.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 00:00
A similar proposal in 2005 was rejected by voters and kept gun sales legal.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 00:00
The number of bodies found in mass graves in north-eastern Mexico over the past week has risen to 88, after 16 more corpses were discovered.