Venezuela’s opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in jail for inciting violence. Leopoldo…
Standard & Poor's has cut Brazil’s sovereign debt rating to "junk" status. As a result, Brazil has lost its investment-grade…
Guatemalan actor Jimmy Morales is leading in the country's presidential poll, early results have showed. Jimmy Morales, who has campaigned…
Voters in Guatemala are heading to the polls in presidential elections amid a deep political crisis. Former President Otto Perez…
An Argentine man has been detained after police found he kept his wife and adult son locked up in a…
Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has appeared in court after spending his first night in prison. Otto Perez Molina,…
Guatemala’s President Otto Pérez Molina has resigned hours after a judge issued an arrest warrant against the leader in connection…
Guatemala's congress has voted to remove President Otto Perez Molina’s immunity following corruption allegations. The vote paves the way for…
Tropical Storm Erika hit the island of Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, killing at least 20 people. The storm caused…
Brazil’s economy has entered recession after official figures showed it contracted by 1.9% between in Q2 2015 compared with the…