BBC
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
Indigenous protesters in the Brazilian Amazon have occupied the site of a hydro-electric plant they say has been built on an ancient burial ground.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has threatened to halt oil exports to the US if his country is attacked by Colombia - a close US ally.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
The South American regional group Unasur has called a special meeting to address the breakdown in relations between Venezuela and Colombia
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
Medellin, Colombia's second largest city and the scene of the world's most notorious drug-fuelled cartel war, is in the process of a dramatic transformation.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
The Mexican authorities say they have recovered more than 50 bodies from a clandestine cemetery in the northern state of Nuevo Leon.
Monday, July 26, 2010 - 00:00
President Raul Castro confounded critics last month by agreeing to release large numbers of political prisoners.
Friday, July 23, 2010 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said he had "no choice" after Colombia accused Venezuela of being a haven for guerrillas - a charge he denies.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Caracas amid a worsening row over accusations that Venezuela tolerates Colombian rebels on its soil.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 00:00
Mr Proano says he had come under pressure from his home country, Ecuador, to postpone the meeting.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to cancel Haiti's $268m (£176m) debt and lend the impoverished Caribbean nation a further $60m.