Brazil collapse: Rio and Sao Paulo in the dark
The collapse of the energy system caused chaos in Rio and Sao Paulo, while the whole Paraguay lost power for 20 minutes.
Uruguayans vote to elect new president
Police caught on video freeing murderers, stealing
Rio's police, poorly trained and badly paid, are frequently accused of corruption and unnecessary violence.
What lives of mafia girlfriends are really like
Cocaine bosses send their girls to plastic surgeries; sometimes they shoot them in the legs, follow them around and buy them expensive cars.
6,000 people died crossing US-Mexican border
The current policies in place on both sides of the US-Mexico border have created a humanitarian crisis that has led to the deaths.
Crocodile attacks urinating tourist in Mexico
Andrew Dales, 20, confessed he had been on a mission to relieve himself when the crocodile suddenly snapped at him.
Government of Honduras abolished freedom of speech
Minister of State Affairs said that his government believes that the business of medias should be precisely regulated by a decree.
The first deaths and the curfew in Honduras
Quite sudden return and new curfew recently introduced in Honduras, provoke new deaths on the streets.
Football player Romario to enter politics
Romario, who also faces tax evasion allegations and is embroiled in an illegal betting probe, was forced to sell a luxury appartment.
Chavez of two minds on 'enigma' Obama
Hugo Chavez said he was divided in his feelings towards Barack Obama, whom he labeled a grand enigma with two very different faces.
New murders break 2008 record in Mexico
A new spate of violence has pushed the homicide rate in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juarez to an unprecedented 1,701 murders.
Italian priest Rucoletto shot dead in Manaus
Authorities have arrested three suspects but still have no lead on the crime's motives, said the head of military police Dan Camara.
