BBC (UK)
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 00:00
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has approved controversial legislation that eases rules on how much land farmers must preserve as forest.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
Colleagues said they were certain his murder was linked to his newspaper reports and blog posts about political corruption and hired killers.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
It's widely expected the lower house will overwhelmingly approve an updated version and send it to President Dilma Rousseff - it's the exact details of the measure that lawmakers are haggling over.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
She is facing a political dilemma, correspondents say, as she seeks to combine support for economic development, but also uphold environmental pledges made during her election campaign.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
A Pew Hispanic Center study shows immigration began to slow five years ago and may have reversed by 2010.
Monday, April 23, 2012 - 00:00
The military raided a drug laboratory thought to belong to Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc.
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican authorities have confiscated a large cache of weapons in two separate incidents in the border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 00:00
Thousands of rural workers in Honduras have occupied land as part of a dispute with large landowners and the government.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 00:00
Cuba has hailed what it says was a rebellion by Latin American and Caribbean nations against US dominance at the Summit of the Americas.
Thursday, April 19, 2012 - 00:00
Three members of the US Secret Service are leaving the agency following the prostitution scandal in Colombia.