Latin America
New wave of protests seeks to pressure president to resign, but government dismisses rallies as lawless unrest.
Venezuela
by Marcello Rossi
Politics
by Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Latin America20 Apr 2017 10:51 GMT
Mud and debris spill through streets of city in west Colombia that received equivalent of one month of rain overnight.
Latin America20 Apr 2017 05:37 GMT
Former Haitian football star Bobby Duval has joined a chorus of concern over the government's decision to revive the military.
Latin America19 Apr 2017 17:34 GMT
Mud and debris spill through streets of city in west Colombia that receives equivalent of one month of rain overnight.
Witness19 Apr 2017 11:53 GMT
A salt gatherer becomes a link to the old world when Bolivia embarks on a plan to mine lithium from the Uyuni salt flat.
Latin America19 Apr 2017 09:28 GMT
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, has again accused the US and the opposition of plotting a coup. And he has responded by increasing the number of pro-government armed civilians to half a million.
Guatemala18 Apr 2017 15:50 GMT
Accusations of abuse and neglect have come to light after a fire at a state-funded youth shelter killed 41 girls.
Politics18 Apr 2017 00:58 GMT
Horacio Cartes rules out running in 2018 vote, seeking to end political crisis unleashed by bid to change constitution.
Latin America17 Apr 2017 20:14 GMT
President Nicolas Maduro praises military's 'revolutionary commitment' as opponents schedule 'mother of all protests'.
Latin America17 Apr 2017 19:22 GMT
Brazil's biggest ever corruption inquiry has now turned its attention to the country's beloved football stadiums.
Latin America17 Apr 2017 04:41 GMT
Every Easter, Mexicans join the Catholic tradition of burning effigies of Judas in communal bonfires.
Arts & Culture16 Apr 2017 12:30 GMT
Millions Gather in Iztapalapa, Mexico City for Passion of the Christ ahead of Easter Sunday.
Latin America15 Apr 2017 11:18 GMT
Brazil will hold presidential elections in October next year. But right now times are tough, the economy is weak and Brazil is politically unstable.
Media15 Apr 2017 08:47 GMT
Maximino Rodriguez Palacios 'shot and killed' in La Paz, becoming the fourth journalist to be murdered in six weeks.
Latin America14 Apr 2017 14:22 GMT
More than a million Guatemalans are working in the US, most of them without documents. The billions of dollars they send back each year are a vital source of income in a country where more than half the people live in poverty.
Poverty & Development14 Apr 2017 13:54 GMT
From protests in South Africa and Venezuela to hunger in Somalia, here is the week in photos.
by Ignacio Gonzalez Bozzolasco
by Dawisson Belem Lopes
by Belen Fernandez
by Agustina Paz Frontera - Winnie Byanyima