World
Central America
Violence flares up in Nicaragua after suspension of peace talks
At least 174 people have been killed since clashes started between pro-Ortega forces and demonstrators, rights groups say.
- by Oswaldo Rivas
Latest
El Salvador warns migrants against travelling to the US
One of El Salvador's top diplomats on Wednesday described conditions at shelters for migrant children in the United States as "totally inadequate".
- by Anna-Catherine Brigida and Joshua Partlow
Highway blockades by Nicaraguan protesters trap 6000 trucks
Dozens of roadblocks have been set up on Nicaragua's highways by protesters opposing President Daniel Ortega's government.
EU
Europe pledges $40 million to help Venezuelans
The EU will spend more than $40m to help Venezuelans suffering through a deepening humanitarian crisis even as the country's leaders deny they need it.
Volcanoes
Guatemala volcano rescue suspended
The death toll has risen past 100 but it is currently too dangerous to continue searching for survivors.
Volcanoes
'Nobody is left': Guatemala volcano ravaged entire families
Families are still looking for their loved ones, but the eruptions keep coming.
- by Sonia Perez
Tragedy
'Bodies totally buried, like you saw in Pompeii': Guatemala weeps
Ordinary life frozen under a coat of gray dust. In one house, balloons and chairs were arranged for a child's birthday party.
- by Nic Wirtz & Elisabeth Malkin
Volcanoes
A closer look at Guatemala's Volcano of Fire
It is one of 11 active volcanoes in the Central America country that is along the so-called Ring of Fire
Volcanoes
Guatemalan volcano claims dozens of lives, toll expected to rise
Rescuers on Monday pulled at least 10 people alive from ash drifts and mud flows that poured down the slopes of Guatemala's erupting Volcano of Fire.
Volcanoes
Hundreds feared dead as Guatemala volcano sends lava into homes
Hundreds are feared dead after a fiery volcanic eruption sent lava flowing into rural communities.
Mexico
Reporter beaten to death in lawless, drug-riven northern Mexico
A journalist was beaten to death in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, becoming the third reporter in Mexico to be killed in the past two weeks.
- by Lizbeth Diaz