BBC (UK)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
Stratfor says the Zetas' brutal violence seems to have given the gang an advantage over the Sinaloa cartel, which prefers to bribe people.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
Six people, five of them policemen, have been killed in a failed attempt to free two detainees in central Mexico.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 00:00
They said those detained worked for Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, the most wanted man in Mexico.
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
Nine gold diggers have been killed in a gunfight between rival gangs at a remote site in French Guiana, say police in the territory.
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
Bolivia has signed an agreement with the US and Brazil to help reduce the production of illegal cocaine.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
A large oil rig has arrived off the coast of Cuba to begin searching for offshore oil deposits.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, the foreign secretary has said as he visits Brazil.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
Argentina has described British Prime Minister David Cameron as "totally offensive" after he suggested Argentina's claim to the Falkland islands is a form of colonialism.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
Argentine leaders have reacted with fury after UK Prime Minister David Cameron accused Argentina of "colonialism" for continuing to claim sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
A Brazilian court has found five men guilty of killing congresswoman Ceci Cunha and three of her relatives in 1998.