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Colombian drug lord Jacinto Nicolas Fuentes German arrested in Peru
Jacinto Nicolas Fuentes German, who is suspected of being a leader of Colombia's Urabenos criminal gang, has been arrested in Peru. Peruvian police detained Jacinto...
Fidel Castro in rare public appearance voting in Cuba’s parliamentary elections
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has voted in country's parliamentary elections, the first time the frail ex-leader has been seen in public for several...
Lino Oviedo dies in helicopter crash in Paraguay
Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash. Lino Oviedo, a 69-year-old retired general, was running for Paraguay's third largest party in...
Pemex HQ explosion kills at least 25 people in Mexico City
At least 25 people were killed by a blast in Mexico City at the headquarters of the state oil company, Pemex, the interior minister...
Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire: Four people held in connection with the incident
Police have arrested four people in connection with a fire at Kiss nightclub that killed 231 people in Brazilian city of Santa Maria on...
Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire: Brazil declares 3 days of national mourning for 231 victims
Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria. The fire...
Santa Maria Kiss nightclub fire kills at least 232 people in Brazil
At least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through Kiss nightclub in university city Santa Maria in southern Brazil, police and...
Venezuela: at least 50 people killed in Urbina prison riot in Barquisimeto
More than 50 people have been killed in Uribana prison riot in western Venezuela, hospital staff say. The riot was triggered when local media broadcast...
Florence Cassez freed in Mexico
French citizen Florence Cassez, who was jailed in Mexico in 2007 for 60 years for kidnapping, has been freed, after the Supreme Court ruled...
Hugo Chavez’s deputy, Nicolas Maduro, gives annual state address
Venezuela’s Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has given the annual state of the nation speech in place of Hugo Chavez, who is still recuperating in Cuba...
Havana cholera outbreak: health ministry confirms 51 cases in Cuba’s capital
Cuban health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak in Havana with 51 people infected - the biggest incidence of the disease there in decades. An...
Hugo Chavez visited by Venezuela’s senior political leaders at Havana hospital
Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer...
Pro Hugo Chavez rally marks missed inauguration
Crowds of supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez have been rallying outside the presidential palace in Caracas, showing their backing for the cancer-stricken leader...
Hugo Chavez swearing-in postponement is legal, rules Venezuela Supreme Court
Venezuela's Supreme Court has ruled that the delay of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration for a new term in office is legal. Earlier, the National Assembly...
Hugo Chavez inauguration for a new term in office postponed
Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled...
Hugo Chavez supporters urged to join major rally on inauguration day
Venezuelan authorities have urged President Hugo Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on Thursday, when he is due to be sworn in for...
Diosdado Cabello re-elected as Venezuela’s National Assembly president
Venezuela's National Assembly has chosen its leader, a possible stand-in for President Hugo Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer surgery. The assembly re-elected the...
Carlos Rodriguez, Honduran ambassador to Colombia, sacked after wild party in the embassy
Carlos Rodriguez, the Honduran ambassador to Colombia, has been sacked after a wild Christmas party at the embassy in Bogota. Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez has been...
Cat arrested for break-in at Arapiraca jail in Brazil
A cat has been detained in the grounds of Arapiraca jail in Brazil with contraband goods for prisoners strapped to its body with tape. The...
Venezuela National Assembly to begin its new session amid Hugo Chavez crisis
Venezuelan National Assembly is due to begin its new session as the ill-health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration on January...
Hugo Chavez can rule without oath
Venezuela’s government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office on January 10, even if he is too ill...
Hugo Chavez is suffering from severe lung infection following cancer surgery
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is suffering from "complications" brought on by a "severe lung infection" which developed after surgery, officials say. Hugo Chavez, 58, had...
Argentina calls on UK to hand over Falkland Islands in open letter printed in British newspapers
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has called on the UK government to hand over the Falkland Islands, in an open letter printed in...
Venezuelan opposition calls for truth over Hugo Chavez health
The Venezuelan main opposition movement has called on the government to "tell the whole truth" about the health of President Hugo Chavez. Hugo Chavez has...
Hugo Chávez biography
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez was born in 1954 and is a former Army Lieutenant Colonel. A populist, Hugo Chávez has instituted what he calls a...
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