BBC (UK)
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 00:00
Cuba has accused US President Barack Obama of not doing enough to end the US trade embargo against the island despite his promise to improve ties
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 00:00
Two ex-police officers in Brazil have been given lengthy jail sentences for their involvement in the killing in 2005 of 29 people on Rio's outskirts
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 00:00
The seeds are quietly being sown for the increased militarisation of a region that arguably should have its budgetary priorities elsewhere
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 00:00
At first glance, it is hard to believe the Colombian province of Narino is at the centre of the country's brutal civil conflict
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 00:00
The US has said it is concerned by an arms build-up in Venezuela, a day after its president announced a major weapons deal with Russia
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 00:00
US President Barack Obama has extended the 47-year-old trade embargo against Cuba for another year
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 00:00
Mr Chavez, a fierce opponent of US foreign policy, did not say how many missiles he had ordered
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 00:00
The money would be used to buy arms including 92 T-72 tanks and an S-300 rocket launch system
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 00:00
Officials said the boat was in a poor condition and that those on board had not eaten anything for several days
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has heavily criticised the "rich countries", the G8 and other international bodies over the global economic crisis