BBC (UK)
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
In a communique published on the rebel-friendly website Anncol, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) announced an end to kidnapping.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
Diplomatic tension has been growing between Argentina and Britain in recent weeks over the Falkland Islands. The 30th anniversary of the war between the two nations is just over a month away.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
Colombia's left-wing Farc rebel group says it will free 10 members of the security forces it holds hostage and abandon kidnappings for ransom.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
A severe drought is threatening the livelihood of thousands of small farmers across Paraguay.
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil has said that developing nations would be happy to provide more money to ease the eurozone's debt crisis, in return for more power within the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Friday, February 24, 2012 - 00:00
The director of a Mexican prison and 28 guards have been arrested on suspicion of helping a mass breakout and massacre.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 00:00
The reversal in policy has angered some of the early pioneers who turned forest into farmland.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 00:00
"The psychological diagnosis is extremely low self-esteem."
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 00:00
The motive for the attack is not known, but it is thought they may have been targeted by criminal gangs who extort money from local businesses.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 00:00
Drug-related gang violence reached a peak in August last year, when 148 people were killed in the city, bringing the total to nearly 1,000 deaths in the first eight months of 2011 alone.