BBC (UK)
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 00:00
Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales, who fled to Peru after being charged with corruption.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
Diego Murillo, a leader of the AUC Colombian right-wing paramilitary group, has been jailed for 31 years by a New York court for drug trafficking.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
Some 380,000 Colombians were forced from their homes last year by the continuing armed conflict, a local human rights group has said
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
The Venezuelan government has formally donated an island near Philadelphia back to the United States.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
Bolivian President Evo Morales has told the BBC he would be happy for there to be an international investigation into an alleged plot to assassinate him.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 00:00
Two undercover Mexican agents have been killed, apparently by hit-men working for the country's most wanted man, local media reports say.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 00:00
A Venezuelan opposition leader has sought asylum in Peru, saying he is being politically persecuted by President Hugo Chavez's government.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 00:00
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro says President Barack Obama misinterpreted recent comments by his brother Raul about a possible thaw in US-Cuba ties.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
The Summit of the Americas has ended on an upbeat note, despite a lack of agreement on a joint declaration.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Eight officers have been killed during a bold ambush on a Mexican prison convoy carrying drug cartel suspects, the authorities say.