BBC (UK)
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
Luis Duran, who is a construction worker on the project, told the BBC how it feels to know he is about to lose his job
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 00:00
Peru's government is set to send a bill to Congress revoking land laws that led to deadly clashes between police and indigenous protesters in the Amazon.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 00:00
A priest and two seminary students were shot dead after being ordered out of their car by gunmen in south-western Mexico
Monday, June 15, 2009 - 00:00
Antonio shared details of his daily life in Cuba and his trips around the world with his uncle Raul, the Cuban president, but did not reveal any state secrets
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 00:00
Critics warn that the cultivation of palm trees to produce biodiesel is a threat to Colombia's indigenous groups and other minorities, including Afro-Colombians
Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 00:00
Seventy-six trade unionists worldwide were killed in 2008 - with 49 killed in Colombia, the "most dangerous place on earth for trade unionists"
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 00:00
Human rights lawyers have accused Peru's government of a cover-up, after clashes between police and indigenous protesters killed at least 50 people
Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 00:00
A Peruvian indigenous leader linked to protests in the Amazon region has sought refuge in the Nicaraguan embassy in Lima, Peru's prime minister says.
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 00:00
Security forces in northern Peru are searching for two policemen missing following some of the worst violence seen in the country for 10 years
Friday, June 5, 2009 - 00:00
A senior Cuban official, Ricardo Alarcon, has welcomed a decision by the Organisation of American States to lift the 1962 ban on Cuban membership