After a political stalemate of three years that has seen economic and social conditions in Venezuela deteriorate, Washington wants to encourage President Nicolas Maduro to negotiate with his opponents.
Peru's intellectual defence body has sought $3 billion dollars for environmental damage to Peru's coast, and another $1.5 billion dollars as compensation to consumers, locals and others affected by the disaster.
Demonstrators heed calls from multiple unions and left-wing groups critical of soaring inflation and centre-left President Alberto Fernandez's social policies.
A doctor can help a seriously ill patient take their own life by consuming a lethal drug, without risking going to jail, says constitutional court order.
Latest grisly prison riot in the South American country leaves at least 43 inmates dead while more than 100 others are still at large, officials say.
The decision means that the South American football giants, who have qualified for the World Cup, seem set to play their essentially meaningless 18th qualifying game, possibly in September.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launches a campaign to reclaim the Brazilian presidency from Jair Bolsonaro with a promise to "send fascism back to the sewer of history."
Deforestation of the world’s largest tropical rainforest soared to record levels last month, destroying more than 1,000 square kilometres, nearly double the previous high.
When to water your plants and how much to water? A new leaf-mounted device allows measurement of plant water content through electrodes which wirelessly transmit information into an app and a website.
Antonio Usuga David and his drug cartel Gulf Clan are accused of illegally bringing over 73 tonnes of cocaine into the US between 2003 and 2012.
Since Jair Bolsonaro took office in January 2019, the federal government has responded to just 2.17 percent of deforestation alerts in Amazon and other regions, an environmental monitor says.
President Nicolas Maduro’s calculation includes the potential for domestic and international political and economic gains.
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