Three people who abducted and later released Mexican Ambassador Carlos Pujalte and his wife Jan 29 in Venezuela have been arrested, a minister said.

Among those arrested is "the head of the criminal...

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles (center) waves to supporters on Oct. 12, 2011. Capriles is the front-runner in the opposition primary election to pick a candidate to run against...

SAO PAULO (AP) – The Brazilian government privatized operations at three of the nation's main airports on Monday, awarding $14 billion in contracts to three consortiums that will expand...

Venezuela said it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at large.Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami said that the warlord...

Soldiers have been sent in to restore order to Brazil’s third biggest city where a strike by police has sparked an explosion of violent crime. The murder rate more than doubled in Salvador...

Human shields: the same tactic used by Saddam Hussein during the US invasion of Iraq is being used now to protect the policemen on strike in Salvador, the capital of Brazil's northeastern state...

(SAO PAULO) -; Soldiers clashed with supporters of striking police in Brazil's third-largest city on Monday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at the feet of people trying to join officers...

Venezuela says it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at...

Brazil: Police strikers occupying the state legislature in the Brazilian city of Salvador vowed Monday to resist if troops try to flush them out amid a tense standoff between the security...

Mexico's conservative ruling party is gambling that this country known for machismo is ready for a female president and have chosen a devout Roman Catholic and popular former congresswoman who...

The Brazilian government announced on Monday that Women Policies Minister Iriny Lopes is stepping down from her position to run in municipal elections this year. Lopes will run for mayor of Vitoria,...

Colombia 's catholic church accused peace advocacy group Colombians for Peace Monday of seeking political gain from the release of hostages. "I do not disqualify them because everybody has...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - One of Colombia's most-wanted former paramilitary commanders with suspected links to the cocaine trade has been captured in neighbouring Venezuela, both nations said on...

(Credit: Screenshot by CNET) Today, the attorney general of Brazil filed a preliminary injunction to block tweets and suspend the accounts of Twitter users who use the social-networking site to...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela says it has arrested on murder and drug trafficking charges the last major Colombian far-right paramilitary warlord still at large. Interior Minister Tareck...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says one of the country's most wanted paramilitary leaders has been captured in Venezuela. Mr Santos said that Hector German Buitrago, alias Martin...

A policeman on strike shows injury caused by rubber bullet during a clash between government troops and police on strike at the Legislative Assembly of Bahia in Salvador, northeastern Brazil, Feb. 6,...

As tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the deadly engagement between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentine government has decided to name the upcoming football season...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Striking state police and their supporters have clashed with Brazilian soldiers outside the state legislature in the northeastern city of Salvador. Troops surrounded the...

Havana (Prensa Latina) Facing the current international situation, with an euro zone in crisis and the US practically stagnant economically, the South American countries closed 2011 with better...

Caracas, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela detained Saturday night in El Tigre, Anzoategui, Nelson Buitrago aka "Caballo", a Colombian drug trafficker subject to an arrest warrant from the...

February 6, 2012 The Organization of American States (OAS) will execute its program "Promoting Firearms Marking in Latin America and the Caribbean" in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 6, 2012 (IPS) - The lack of transparency in the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is raising concerns over the social implications of hosting the football...

Brazil raised more than $14.2 billion Monday as it auctioned off the management of its three most attractive airports -- Sao Paulo, Campinas and Brasilia -- ahead of the 2014 football World Cup. ...

QUITO, Ecuador, February 6, 2012 (ENS) - The world's second largest oil company, Chevron Corporation, has filed an appeal seeking review by Ecuador's National Court of Justice of local and...

Colombia 's most wanted fugutive drug lords and senior commander of paramilitary organization AUC, newspaper El Tiempo reported Monday. According to the newspaper, Llanos, whose real name is...

reported local media Monday. Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin said Monday, "It is not up to Colombia to invite Cuba to the Summit of the Americas," in response to the...

reported Radio Caracol Monday. The incidents occurred on Monday afternoon in the La Esmeralda region of the southern department of Caqueta, resulting in several injuries. The trucks, owned by oil...

Colombia 's Inspector General has requested a review of testimony offered by former AUC commander "Don Berna," to determine whether investigations into former officials should be...

Police who are on strike in the Brazilian state of Bahia have clashed with soldiers sent to remove them from the state assembly. Troops fired rubber bullets and charged against protesters who are...

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian government privatized operations at three of the nation's main airports on Monday, awarding $14 billion in contracts to three consortiums that will expand and run...

Brazilian airliners at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport. As the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics approach, Brazil is investing in much-needed airport...

Brazil has taken a significant step towards upgrading its notoriously bad infrastructure, by awarding $14 billion in private contracts for improvements at three key airports to accommodate soaring...

Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) An earthquake of 4.2 degrees on the Richter scale was registered in the Ecuadorian Amazon province of Morona Santiago, 10.3 miles southeast of the city of Santiago de...

Quito, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The Ecuadorian Manuela Espejo Solidarity Mission on Monday reiterated its firm support for the government of Peru in the exchange of scientific and technical experiences...

Asuncion, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay is carrying out feasibility studies to import natural gas from Bolivia, the deputy minister of Mines and Energy, Mercedes Canese, said on Monday. Speaking to...