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- Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful. - Third Mexican general detained
The Mexican army detains General Ricardo Escorcia Vargas, after putting two other officers under house arrest for... - Prisoners surrender in Honduras
Inmates who took control of a jail in Honduras on Wednesday agree to surrender after clashes that killed one prisoner... - Argentine gas exports cancelled
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries... - Rio hotels agree summit price cut
The Brazilian government reaches a deal with Rio de Janeiro hotel owners to cut spiralling room prices ahead of a major... - Malaysia sentences five to death
A Malaysian high court sentences to death five men, including three Mexican brothers, for drug trafficking, reports say.... - Brazil truth commission installed
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurates a truth commission to investigate rights abuses, including those during... - Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at... - Abducted Honduras reporter killed
The body of Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro, abducted on his way to work a week ago, is found near the... - Argentine rights figure charged
A former top official with one of Argentina's leading human rights movements, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, has been... - Bogota hit by deadly explosion
An explosion targeting a former minister in the Colombian capital Bogota kills at least two people and injures dozens... - Hondurans protest over shootings
Protesters in Honduras burn government offices and demand that US drug enforcers leave the area following the fatal... - Haiti deputies back PM's policies
Haiti's new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe gets parliamentary backing for his policies, ending nearly three months of... - Country profile: Antigua and Barbuda
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An overview of Puerto Rico, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media - Regions, territories: Turks and Caicos Islands
A profile of the British overseas territory in the West Indies - VIDEO: Bogotanos react to bomb blast
Bogota residents are trying to get back to normal life days after a bomb exploded in the Colombian capital killing two... - VIDEO: Student protest in Chile turns violent
Tens of thousands of Chilean students take to the streets to demand free education. - VIDEO: Mexico mourns Carlos Fuentes
Mexicans pay tribute to one of Latin America's greatest authors, Carlos Fuentes, who died on 15 May in Mexico City. ... - VIDEO: Brazilian favelas attracting tourism
Bars and restaurants in shanty towns in Brazil are becoming a new gastronomic attraction for locals and tourists. ... - Dominican Republic election: Issues and candidates
A look at Dominican Republic's election race - Whale meeting heads for discord
Hunts and sanctuaries could make whaling meeting a hot one - Bomb revives Colombia's bitter memories
Colombian capital relives bitter memories of violence - In Pictures: Carlos Fuentes' wake
Mexicans pay their last respects to novelist Carlos Fuentes - VIDEO: Dominican-American vote crucial to presidential poll
New York voters play key role in Dominican Republic's election - Brazil's truth commission faces delicate task
Brazil truth commission faces delicate task - Cuba art festival transforms Havana
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