South America

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Marcelo Pecci, a Paraguayan prosecutor known for his work in fighting organized crime, was killed on the Colombian...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo Cohen said on Tuesday he had appointed Ramon Martinez, currently the country's Minister...

(Reuters) - Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Tuesday that he will seek reelection during the 2023 presidential elections, as...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is not planning to attend the Summit of the Americas next month...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva retains a 14-percentage-point lead against far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro if...

By Luis Jaime Acosta TUMACO/NORTE DE SANTANDER, Colombia (Reuters) - Emissaries of Mexican drug cartels are involving themselves more closely...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's constitutional assembly passed articles expanding environmental rights on Saturday, but stopped short of approving a proposal...

By Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched his presidential bid on...

LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government postponed a meeting scheduled for Saturday with the indigenous communities protesting Las Bambas copper...

LIMA (Reuters) - Indigenous communities protesting the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru agreed on Friday to meet with government...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 100 vehicles were destroyed on highways across northern Colombia in isolated attacks by the Clan...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes suspended on Friday the effects of a decree to cut taxes on...

(Reuters) - Ukraine's senior presidential adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Thursday blasted comments by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru pledged to review conditions around a major cooper mine but said it will not lift by...

By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Killings of human rights defenders in Colombia fell to 139 last year, compared with...

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia on Wednesday extradited Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker...

By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine volunteers are trying to bring a little cheer to children living...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Agriculture Minister Marcos Montes said on Wednesday that the world is set to face a...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's government will provide left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro with extra security after he canceled part of...

By Ted Hesson and Kylie Madry WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Mexico is preparing to address the prospect of more migrants crossing the...