BBC
Friday, July 16, 2010 - 00:00
The Colombian government says it has clear evidence that five rebel leaders are sheltering in Venezuela.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sent a bill to Congress which would ban the use of corporal punishment on children.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 00:00
Carlos Alberto Renteria is accused of being the leader of Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel, and of smuggling 500 tonnes of cocaine to the US in the 1990s.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
Her aim in filing for compensation was to help other ex-hostages, she said.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
Seven political prisoners freed by Cuba are on two flights bound for Spain to start a new life in exile
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
The Mexican baseball league has been forced to suspend a game in progress because of gunfire at a stadium.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
Twelve bodyguards of Farc rebel Guillermo Saenz have died in an army attack, including the rebels' top female commander, officials say.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
The slums that seethe under those tarpaulins were meant to be temporary. Now they house more than a million people and have an air of permanence.
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 00:00
Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas has ended his hunger strike after the government announced it was freeing 52 political prisoners.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
Spain has called on the European Union to soften its position on Cuba in light of Havana's agreement to release 52 political detainees.