BBC (UK)
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 00:00
Mr Victoria is believed to be a key witness in the 1997 massacre of villagers in Mapiripan, in the east of the country
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 00:00
Tens of thousands of people across Colombia have taken part in protests against the country's largest left-wing guerrilla group
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 00:00
The bill poses a political dilemma for President Rousseff, correspondents say, as she aims to both support economic development but also uphold environmental pledges
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 00:00
Comrade Artemio, who heads a group in northern Peru, said they were ready to talk to the government about ending their armed rebellion
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil pioneered super-efficient agriculture in the face of competition from fellow Bric China
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 00:00
Protests against the proposed mine have been escalating and have seen sabotage of machinery and clashes with the police
Monday, December 5, 2011 - 00:00
It follows the breaking down of talks between the government and residents in Cajamarca who are against the construction of a huge gold and copper mine, the biggest mining investment in the country's history
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 00:00
But the party, mainly backed by Guyana's ethnic-Indians, lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in 19 years
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 00:00
Argentina, where the economy grew by more than 9% last year
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 00:00
The judge said Cpl Luis Alejandro Toledo posed the dead as Farc rebels to inflate his success rate in battle