BBC
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 07:11
Brazilian prosecutors are filing charges against ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a money laundering probe, officials say.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 07:20
Votes are being counted in Benin, where 33 candidates are fighting to become president.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 07:06
A former Nigerian chief of defence has been accused of stealing $20m (£14m) from the air force and buying a mansion.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 07:04
Venezuelan officials are investigating the disappearance of up to 28 miners from the southern state of Bolivar.
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 05:23
The jailed Mexican drug lord, Joaquin Guzman, has asked to be extradited to the United States rapidly so he can receive better treatment in prison. His lawyer said Guzman had asked him to stop fighting his extradition because guards at his prison would not let him sleep.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:19
Police in the Colombian city of Medellin have arrested the brother of former president Alvaro Uribe on charges of murder and conspiracy. Santiago Uribe has been accused of setting up a paramilitary group known as the Twelve Apostles in the 1990s.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 06:16
New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome. The study was carried out using blood samples from 42 patients who became ill in a previous outbreak.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 05:30
Donald Trump’s rhetoric about migrants and his promise to wall off the US’s southern border have prompted Joe Biden to apologize on behalf of a nation and driven former Mexican President Vicente Fox to swearing.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 05:28
Brazilian police are investigating allegations that ex-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso asked a private company to pay his former lover abroad.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 05:27
A Guatemala court has sentenced two former members of the military to 360 years in jail for the murder, rape and sexual enslavement of indigenous women.