Americas

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Search for five trapped Chilean miners suffers setback

Search for five trapped Chilean miners suffers setback

Rescue crews searching for five trapped Chilean miners have discovered a body.

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'We lived through hell,' say Venezuelans released from mega-prison in El Salvador

'We lived through hell,' say Venezuelans released from...

"We lived through hell," says 29-year-old Mervin Yamarte as he steps into his mother's...

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Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars

Cuban minister resigns after saying country has no beggars

Cuban Minister for Labour Marta Elena Feitó Cabrera has been forced to resign after...

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Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50% levy

Brazil vows to match US tariffs after Trump threatens 50%...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has said he is ready to match any...

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Fito - Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive - found hiding under kitchen counter after a year on the run

Fito - Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive - found hiding under...

Ecuador's most-wanted fugitive has been recaptured - more than a year after he escaped...

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Colombian army frees 57 soldiers held captive by locals

Colombian army frees 57 soldiers held captive by locals

Fifty-seven soldiers who had been held captive by locals in the mountains of Colombia...

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Millions swelter as heatwave descends on North America

Millions swelter as heatwave descends on North America

The first major heatwave of the summer is intensifying across the eastern half of...

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Brazil: Eight dead in hot air balloon crash, say officials

Brazil: Eight dead in hot air balloon crash, say officials

At least eight people have died after a hot air balloon crashed in Brazil, say officials.

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Colombia presidential hopeful shot in head at rally

Colombia presidential hopeful shot in head at rally

A Colombian presidential candidate is in critical condition after he was shot three...

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Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in 'critical condition' after attempted assassination - as 15-year-old suspect arrested

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay in...

A 15 year-old-boy has been arrested after a Colombian senator running to be the...

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'Attacks on staff are common': Inside hospital saving Haiti's malnourished children

'Attacks on staff are common': Inside hospital saving Haiti's...

In a simple breezeblock and cement building, cholera patients are attached to drips...

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90% of Port-au-Prince controlled by gangs as thousands forced into heaving displacement camps

90% of Port-au-Prince controlled by gangs as thousands...

A group of school children in their smart uniforms skip past us, overseen by their...

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Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Uruguay's José Mujica, world's 'poorest president', dies

Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as "Pepe", has died at the age of...

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Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake

Chile issues tsunami warning after earthquake

Chile has issued a tsunami warning and said people should evacuate a coastal area...

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Dominican Republic detains pregnant Haitian women in hospital swoop

Dominican Republic detains pregnant Haitian women in hospital...

The Dominican Republic says it deported more than 130 Haitian women and children...

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