BBC (UK)
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
A group of seven US lawmakers have met Cuba's foreign minister in an effort to improve relations between the two countries.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
Interpol has announced that it arrested nearly 200 people in a wide-ranging international operation against illegal logging and the trafficking of timber. The three-month effort spanned 12 Central and South American countries.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 00:00
In Brazil, a former presidential candidate and environment minister has launched a new political party, Sustainability Network, ahead of next year's presidential elections.
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 00:00
Ecuador's president seems likely to win a third term in office. What would re-electing Rafael Correa mean for the country?
Friday, February 15, 2013 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos called it an "unacceptable excuse" and demanded the prompt release of the men.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 00:00
There has been a string of arson attacks in the area, which the Mapuche Indians claim as their ancestral land
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 00:00
The rebels demanded to see documents showing the men worked for private companies and letters from their relatives backing up their identities
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 00:00
A military spokesman said Jonathan Salas was arrested without a shot being fired in north-western Sinaloa state.
Monday, February 11, 2013 - 00:00
He is accused of leading a drug gang known as The Office and is suspected of ordering the murder of nine people in the city of Medellin last December
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 00:00
The document said that Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez had been hit from behind in the head, neck and body.