[BBC] – A joint security force has begun operations to fight gangs and organised crime in Central America’s Northern Triangle. The force comprises police, military,

[BBC] – Cuba has pardoned 787 prisoners in response to a call by Pope Francis to consider granting inmates amnesty. Those pardoned include female, young

[BBC] – Floods in the Dominican Republic have displaced more than 20,000 people, officials say.Most of them have taken shelter with friends and relatives. More

[BBC] – A priest abducted in the Mexican state of Veracruz has been found alive after three days, but with signs of torture, Church officials

[BBC] – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ruled out holding early elections amid calls from opposition groups for him to step down. Speaking on his

By Katy Watson BBC Mexico and Central America reporter [BBC] – The weather here in Mexico City reflects most people’s mood at the moment

  [BBC] – Thousands of public workers have stormed the Rio de Janeiro assembly in protest at austerity plans to deal with the Brazilian

  [BBC] – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has won a third consecutive term in office.With two-thirds of the votes counted, the left-wing leader had

[BBC] – The Venezuelan Armed Forces are taking control of the distribution of medicine and medical equipment to public hospitals, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino

[BBC] – A 16-year-old Brazilian girl has given evidence to a Senate committee analysing the impact of deep government cuts in education funding. Ana