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Devil's curve curse: bus plunges off cliff, killing 44
At least 44 people died and 20 others were injured in southern Peru when a passenger bus fell off a cliff.
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Amateur astronomer's supernova snapshot 'like winning cosmic lottery'
An amateur astronomer in Argentina, was checking out the new camera on his telescope when a star within it went off in a supernova explosion.
- by Sarah Kaplan
China, eyeing Bolivia's lithium riches, helps country into space
Few Latin American countries have the finances or priorities for a space program. Enter China, with the know-how and incentive to help them.
- by Andrew Wight
Art
Rio's Carnival: Hot and sweaty in $400 costumes
Our instructions – only in Portuguese – include how we must dress, how we must behave, and how we must respect the hierarchy of the school during the parade.
- by Lia Timson
Accident
Deadly gas explosion rocks Bolivian Carnival
Six people have been killed and dozens are injured after a street vendor's gas canister exploded near the route of the world renowned folkloric Carnival in the Bolivian city of Oruro.
Politics
Colombia, Brazil tighten borders as Venezuelan crisis deepens
Colombia and Brazil tightened border controls with Venezuela on Thursday as they grapple with a mounting influx of hundreds of thousands of desperate migrants.
- by Anggy Polanco
Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebels after bomb attacks
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday suspended peace talks with Marxist ELN rebels after a series of bombings.
Brazil's Lula to hand in passport
The decision came on the eve of a planned trip by Lula to Africa.
- by Ricardo Brito
Brazilian court upholds Lula's corruption conviction upending presidential race
"Just like what happened with American president Richard Nixon in the Watergate case . . . we now see [that] the law is for everyone," said Justice Leonardo Paulsen.
- by Anna Jean Kaiser and Anthony Faiola
Venezuela legislature calls for early election in Maduro-friendly move
Venezuela's all-powerful Constituent Assembly has called for a presidential election before the end of April, an accelerated schedule that seems to benefit President Nicolas Maduro.
- by Vivian Sequera and Alexandra Ulmer
Protect the Amazon from big business and greed, Pope Francis urges
Francis has issued a ringing defence of the people and the environment of the Amazon.
- by Philip Pullella and Mitra Taj