BBC (UK)
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 00:00
Legalisation of drug crops should be considered for therapeutic, medicinal, industrial or cultural reasons, Farc chief negotiator Ivan Marquez said.
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 00:00
Peruvian officers detained Mr Fuentes in Lima, after a joint intelligence operation with Colombia, Peru's police chief, Gen Raul Salazar said.
Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 00:00
The Chilean navy is investigating allegations of xenophobia, after a video emerged apparently showing marines chanting offensive slogans.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 00:00
Mexican authorities say they are determined to capture those responsible for the rape of six Spanish women near the holiday resort of Acapulco.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 00:00
It must be up to the people of the Falkland Islands to "decide their own future", William Hague has said after meeting islands' representatives.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 00:00
The rebels said they suspected the two, who are 69 and 72 years old, of being intelligence agents
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 00:00
A deadly blast at the headquarters of the Mexican state oil company Pemex was caused by a build-up of gas, the attorney general has said.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 00:00
Six Spanish tourists have been raped near the Mexican resort of Acapulco, local authorities say.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 00:00
The Argentine government has put a temporary price freeze on all products sold in the country's main supermarket chains to try to fight inflation.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 - 00:00
Two people have been stabbed to death in Ecuador after a man attacked people waiting for President Rafael Correa to address an election rally.