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Brazil's election authority announced late Sunday that a second round was a mathematical certainty.
In the first of two profiles of the leading candidates in the race to become Brazil's new president, Katy Watson asks if incumbent Jair Bolsonaro is - as his fans argue - a great leader, or someone who disdains democracy.
Venezuela has freed seven jailed Americans in exchange for the release of two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the two countries have confirmed.
Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, its government has announced.
Ecuador's president has said a body found by authorities is that of a young female lawyer who went missing after visiting a police training school.
In less than two weeks, one of the world's biggest democracies will hold what many are describing as its most important presidential election in years. The US has been watching this vote in Brazil closely. Why?
At least two are dead from the first major hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, as it brings rain and flash floods to the northernmost Caribbean islands
Floods and rain wreak havoc as critics say total blackout shows authorities have learnt nothing since 2017 hurricanes
Military support for Jair Bolsonaro raises spectre of riots if challenger Lula wins, analysts warn
Colombia's new president said Saturday he was suspending arrest warrants and extradition requests for members of the left-wing guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in an effort to restart peace talks to end nearly 60 years of war.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that it was investigating former president Enrique Peña Nieto for suspected crimes including illicit enrichment and money laundering.
More than 200 people have been killed in gang violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in the space of 10 days, United Nations figures reveal.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has officially launched his re-election campaign, as he trails his main rival badly in opinion polls.
During this period, Caro Quintero’s lawyers will probably file appeals to try to delay the extradition process.
U.S. to seek his extradition; cartel boss evaded authorities for nearly a decade after a Mexican appeals court freed him
Eight medical personnel will stand trial for alleged criminal neglect causing Argentine football legend Diego Maradona to die in bed while receiving post-surgery care.
The details of the agreement have not yet been disclosed
Brazilian and US leaders set for their first bilateral since taking office at Summit of the Americas
Thousands of migrants are headed to the US-Mexican border in a caravan timed to coincide with a meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders in Los Angeles.
