BBC (UK)
Monday, November 3, 2008 - 00:00
Eleven policemen have been killed in a weekend of drugs-related violence in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 - 00:00
The Colombian government has sacked three generals and 22 other soldiers over alleged extrajudicial killings
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 00:00
Video footage has emerged of the moment a hostage held by the Farc guerrilla group for more than eight years was led to freedom by his captor
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 00:00
A Colombian guerrilla who led a hostage to freedom could receive a new life in France and almost half a million dollars by the government
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 00:00
The dizzying collapse in oil prices has started a heated debate in Venezuela about the possible effect on its oil-dependent economy - and the political future of left-wing President Hugo Chavez
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 00:00
Mexican security forces have arrested a man they say is one of the leaders of the country's notorious Arellano Felix drug trafficking cartel.
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 00:00
El alcalde de la ciudad mas grande de Brasil, Sao Paulo, fue reelecto este domingo en la segunda vuelta de los comicios municipales, en lo que es visto como un golpe para el oficialista Partido de los Trabajadores
Friday, October 24, 2008 - 00:00
The head of Colombia's intelligence services has resigned after admitting her agents spied on left-wing political opponents of President Alvaro Uribe
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 00:00
US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has made an unusual appearance - on lottery tickets in the South American country of Colombia
Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 00:00
Haiti is at a "tipping point" after being ravaged in recent weeks by a series of tropical storms, World Bank President Robert Zoellik has warned.