BBC (UK)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 00:00
Peru has declared a state of emergency in jungle areas where indigenous groups are blocking oil and gas installations in protest at a new land sale law
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 00:00
Strikes and protests are taking place in five of Bolivia's nine provinces against President Evo Morales's plans to redistribute natural gas revenues
Monday, August 18, 2008 - 00:00
Lideres rurales argentinos anunciaron que a partir de este lunes reanudaran su protesta contra el gobierno para reclamar un plan nacional
Monday, August 18, 2008 - 00:00
No hubo acuerdo para la venta de las cementeras y el estado venezolano procedera a su expropiacion
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 00:00
The government says fewer people have been kidnapped this year compared with last, but it remains a major concern
Friday, August 15, 2008 - 00:00
Mr Lugo, a former bishop, was elected in April, promising land reform and to work for the poor
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
The squad will consist of some 300 officers in five centres
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
There are an estimated 219 political prisoners currently held in Cuban jails, 15 fewer than in January this year
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Florencio hums the famous tune by the Clash, he is not thinking of a girl, despite the twinkle in his eye. No, the bearded psychiatrist, the kind of guy his country so desperately needs, is thinking of Venezuela.
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 00:00
The test now is whether the country's fragile democracy can stand the strain it is under and the different sides in the dispute can find room for compromise