BBC (UK)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
The US has cautiously welcomed Venezuela's vote to scrap limits on how often politicians, including President Hugo Chavez, can run for office
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is due in Venezuela as part of a visit to boost Chinese ties in the region
Friday, February 13, 2009 - 00:00
Carrying lists and knocking on every door, thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are working to try to persuade people to vote "yes" in a referendum due this Sunday.
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican troops have arrested seven suspected members of a drug cartel hit squad over the torture and murder of a retired general in Cancun last week
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 00:00
President Michelle Bachelet of Chile has met Cuban president, Raul Castro during the first visit to Cuba by a Chilean leader in almost four decades
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 00:00
Officials in Mexico say that more than 20 people have been killed in the latest outbreak of drug-related violence in Chihuahua state
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican troops have detained the police chief and 36 other officers in the resort of Cancun in connection with the murder last week of an ex-army general
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 00:00
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has ordered the expulsion of a senior US diplomat, accusing him of suspending aid to Ecuador's anti-drugs programme
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 00:00
Eleven people - including seven police officers - have been arrested over the ransacking of a synagogue in the Venezuelan capital
Monday, February 9, 2009 - 00:00
Bolivia's President Evo Morales has enacted a new constitution that aims to empower the country's indigenous majority and allows for land reform