BBC
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
Gun violence has become increasingly common in Venezuela, one of the most violent countries in Latin America.
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
Monterrey, the richest city in Mexico and its industrial capital, has seen a sharp increase in crime since Los Zetas extended their operations there.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Attempts to end more than two weeks of strikes and blockades that have disrupted mining and daily life in south-west Bolivia have so far failed.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
Indigenous leader Alberto Pizango said it would campaign to protect the rainforest and indigenous rights in the Andes mountains as well as the Amazon.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
The authorities in Guatemala have ordered the arrest of 18 former senior officials and policemen over the killing of seven prisoners in 2006.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 00:00
Police officers in Ciudad Juarez in northern Mexico detained their commander at gunpoint, accusing him of corruption and links to drug gangs.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's new President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are to meet in Colombia for talks on Tuesday
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 00:00
The four main candidates in Brazil's presidential election have taken part in the first televised debate.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
Brazilian police raided a prison in Rio de Janeiro to investigate allegations of corruption among the guards - and were let in by the inmates.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 00:00
Under a pioneering agreement signed with the United Nations, Ecuador will receive about half of what the country would have earned if it had gone ahead with oil production.