BBC (UK)
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
Former education minister Josefina Vazquez Mota beat Ernesto Cordero, the preferred candidate of Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
The investigation was launched after jailed paramilitary members reportedly gave evidence of meetings between Mr Carranza and paramilitary leaders.
Monday, February 6, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors suspect Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo of ordering the 2009 attack on a drug treatment clinic in Ciudad Juarez in which 18 people were killed.
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 00:00
Minister of Cities Mario Negromonte is the seventh minister in President Dilma Rousseff's cabinet to step down.
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 00:00
The violence in Villa Rica comes a day after 11 people were killed in an explosion in Tumaco, in the south.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
Mr Santos said there should be "no more tricks and deception", pointing out that the rebels had not even provided a location for the planned handover.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 00:00
If the ban results in a significant reduction of the homicide rate it might become permanent.
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 00:00
With the focus on trade, she is likely only to raise human rights issues privately.
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 00:00
In the run-up to Carnival in February, Rio de Janeiro police have been targeting alleged gambling chiefs in an operation called Dedo de Deus, or Finger of God.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
They tortured and killed people in El Tigre village they suspected of sympathising with rebels.