BBC (UK)
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 00:00
Mr Humala, 49, has used the weeks since his election to assemble a cabinet of liberals and moderate left-wing figures.
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 00:00
Seventeen people died when one group of inmates reportedly attacked rivals from another drug gang inside the jail.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 00:00
He was once seen as a possible successor to Mr Uribe.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 00:00
Mexican officials say at least 17 people have been killed and another four injured in an armed clash in a prison in the city of Ciudad Juarez.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 00:00
William McMahon of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he failed to properly monitor Operation Fast and Furious.
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 00:00
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in a crackdown on human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Ciudad Juarez.
Monday, July 25, 2011 - 00:00
Venezuela's top quality cocoa fetches prices most farmers can only dream of, but despite this, little is grown.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
Police in Brazil have indicted three people for the killing of a couple of prominent environmental activists in the Amazon three months ago.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 00:00
"The Farc came to realise that they needed to wage a different kind of war".
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 - 00:00
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has proposed a referendum on whether to demand $17bn (£10bn) from the US for its role in his country's civil war.