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- Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600... - Mexico taxi drivers gunned down
Five taxi-drivers are shot dead as they wait for fares in the Mexican city of Monterrey, in an attack that is being... - Venezuela's Chavez faces surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer last year, says he will have to undergo another operation to remove a... - Cigarette linked to prison blaze
A prison fire in Honduras that killed 360 inmates was accidental and may have been started by a discarded cigarette,... - US and Mexico sign Gulf oil deal
The US and Mexico agree to work together to develop oil and gas fields that straddle their maritime boundary in the Gulf... - Honduras relatives storm morgue
Relatives of the 359 Honduran prisoners who died in a fire last week force their way into a morgue to demand the remains... - Landmines close Chile-Peru border
Chile temporarily closes its border with Peru after torrential rain washes landmines onto the main road. - Mexico sacks jail boss over riot
Mexican officials sack a prison director and many of his staff, accusing them of "treachery and collusion" over a mass... - Rio parade draws record numbers
Police in Rio de Janeiro say a record 2.2 million people attend the Bola Preta street party, one of the most popular... - Honduras buries jail fire victims
Funerals are held across Honduras for the victims of a deadly prison fire in Comayagua on Tuesday, as the number of dead... - Ecuador upholds Correa libel win
Ecuador's top court upholds a verdict against El Universo newspaper in a $40m libel case brought by President Rafael... - Country profile: Antigua and Barbuda
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A profile of the British overseas territory in the West Indies - VIDEO: The secret of San Miguel's success
Rajan Datar discovers why San Miguel is Mexico's most popular inland tourism destination. - VIDEO: A taste of London in Rio's carnival
Rio samba school dedicates this year's carnival performance to 2012 Olympic hosts London. - VIDEO: Colourful party at Rio's carnival
Thousands of dancers and musicians showed off their colourful costumes and artistic skills to entertain the crowds that... - VIDEO: Gang wars threaten Mexican resort
Crowds have gathered on the cliff tops of Acapulco since the 1930s to watch the world-renowned cliff divers, but now... - Brazil's farming pioneers fight to survive
Anger of Brazil farmers who helped clear the Amazon - Can Mexico re-brand itself?
Can country tackle its reputation for violence? - London-themed Rio carnival troupe
Unlikely collection of British 'luminaries' graces Sambadrome - Cubans set for taxing times
Paperwork challenge for Cuba's private businesses - What are the competing claims over the Falklands?
Who claims what over the Falkland Islands? - In pictures: Rio carnival
Sumptuous carnival kicks off in the Sambadrome - Jail tragedy repeats itself in Honduras
BBC goes inside the crumbling Honduran prison system
