BBC (UK)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian officials say a global drug-trafficking ring that stretched from South America to Asia has been smashed after two years of police work.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
Bolivia's government and opposition say they have reached a deal on political reform after months of protests.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
Heading off into the skies above the state of Sao Paulo - a brand new aircraft produced for a customer in the United States.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
The severed heads of four men have been delivered by a courier service to a police station in northern Mexico, according to the local authorities.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 00:00
Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante pleaded guilty at a court in Washington to charges of racketeering as a member of the Norte del Valle cartel
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Colombian government of blocking investigations into alleged links between paramilitaries and politicians
Friday, October 17, 2008 - 00:00
Riot police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo have clashed with other police officers who are on strike
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 00:00
The trial of former Argentine president Carlos Menem on arms-trafficking charges is set to begin shortly, but without the accused present
Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 00:00
Chile's supreme court has jailed five retired senior military officers over the killing of dozens of government opponents under military rule
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 00:00
Peruvian President Alan Garcia has sworn in a new, leftist-led government days after the previous cabinet resigned over corruption allegations