
A bomb targeting a former Colombian interior minister has killed at least two people and injured dozens of others in a busy commercial district of the capital, Bogota.

Tue May 15, 2012 4:23AM
The Education Minister of Canada’s eastern province of Quebec, Line Beauchamp, has stepped down after months of student protests over tuition increases.

Tue May 15, 2012 2:39AM
The body of Mexican reporter René Orta Salgado has been found by police in the trunk of his car in central Mexico.

Mon May 14, 2012 1:6PM
A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 has jolted an area near the border between Chile and Peru, shaking down walls and knocking out electricity.

Mon May 14, 2012 9:6AM
Brazil is struggling with the worst drought in half a century in the northeastern region, endangering the lives of local people and their livestock.
Sun May 13, 2012 11:59PM
Mexican officials say they have found 49 bodies dumped on a highway connecting the northern metropolis of Monterrey to the US border, as drug-related violence in Mexico escalates.
Sat May 12, 2012 12:41PM
The 35th anniversary of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which seeks justice for those who disappeared between the 1970s and early 1980s, has been held in Argentina.
Sat May 12, 2012 9:30AM
Venezuela’s President Hugo has returned home after 11 days of radiation therapy in Cuba, stressing he has successfully completed his cancer treatment.
Fri May 11, 2012 6:35PM
President Cristina Fernandez of Argentina and Francois Hollande of France are going to officially meet during an upcoming G20 summit in Mexico in June, Press TV reports.
Fri May 11, 2012 5:9AM
In Bolivia, security forces and protesters have been at loggerheads over the government's plan to change a decades-old labor law.
Wed May 9, 2012 4:55AM
Students in Canada’s eastern province of Quebec have voted against the government’s deal on tuition hikes in the provincial universities, promising to continue their three-month strike.
Sun May 6, 2012 5:20PM
The bodies of 23 people have been found hanging from a bridge or decapitated and dumped in northeastern Mexico, where drug gangs are fighting a brutal turf war along the US border.
Sun May 6, 2012 6:28AM
A Venezuelan journalist says President Hugo Chavez has been forced to use a wheelchair due to severe pain caused by a fracture in his femur and his spreading cancer.
Sat May 5, 2012 5:58PM
At least nine people have been injured and more than 100 others have been arrested during demonstrations against tuition hikes in Canada.
Sat May 5, 2012 10:29AM
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has signed into law the takeover of the country's largest energy firm, YPF, from its Spanish controlling shareholder.
Fri May 4, 2012 5:36PM
Canadians have formed a citizen movement to put pressure on law enforcement agencies to apply the law consistently to all war criminals rather than selectively, Press TV reports.
Fri May 4, 2012 6:37AM
Bolivian riot police have clashed with doctors and medical students who were protesting against their working hours in the capital La Paz.
Fri May 4, 2012 4:21AM
Argentina’s Congress has overwhelmingly approved a takeover of the country's largest energy company, YPF, from its Spanish controlling shareholder.
Thu May 3, 2012 10:28AM
At least 12 people, including two soldiers, have been killed in the latest clashes between the Mexican army and suspected drug gang members in northwest Mexico, officials say.
Thu May 3, 2012 7:33AM
Argentina has marked the 30th anniversary of the sinking of cruiser General Belgrano by a British nuclear submarine, the most tragic event of the Malvinas War.
Wed May 2, 2012 10:11AM
The Argentine foreign ministry has condemned an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the European Union delegation in the capital, Buenos Aires.
Wed May 2, 2012 2:35AM
Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized a Spanish power company and ordered its seizure.
Tue May 1, 2012 8:31AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has flown back to Cuba for another round of radiation therapy for his cancer, few days after undergoing same treatment there.
Tue May 1, 2012 5:48AM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country should withdraw from the Organization of American States' human rights body, accusing it of serving the interests of the United States.
Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:29AM
Canadian college students have once again taken to the streets to protest against a planned tuition hike in the universities in Canada’s Quebec province as part of an effort to rein in the country’s budget deficit.
Mon Apr 30, 2012 5:9AM
Police in the Mexican city of Morelia have clashed with college students demanding access to university hostels, arresting nearly 200 protesters and injuring dozens.
Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:44PM
A rally has been held to back Argentine president for her decision to expropriate 51 percent stake in energy company YPF from its controlling shareholder, Spain’s Repsol, Press TV reports.
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:29AM
Indigenous Bolivians have begun a protest march against a government plan to build a highway through the Tipnis national park in Bolivia's northern Amazon region.
Fri Apr 27, 2012 11:0AM
In Bolivia, medical students have taken to the streets of the capital La Paz in solidarity with doctors on strike over longer work days.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:52PM
The police in Montreal have arrested 85 university students protesting against planned tuition fee hikes.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:40AM
Mexico’s Federal Comptroller's Office has launched an inquiry into bribery charges against a Mexican unit of the American retail-giant Wal-Mart for allegedly bribing Mexican officials to obtain expansion permits.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:25AM
Argentina's senate has endorsed a presidential decree to nationalize Spain-owned oil company YPF amid widespread domestic support for the plan.
Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:17AM
Tens of thousands of Chilean students have rallied in the capital Santiago to renew their call for free quality education.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:7PM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he hopes the United States has transparent elections in November and has advised the US to scrap the indirect Electoral College system so it can become a more democratic society.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 5:53PM
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he will return home this week after receiving another round of radiation therapy for cancer in Cuba, dispelling rumors that he is critically ill.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:1AM
Nearly 7,000 workers building the massive Belo Monte dam in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest have gone on strike to protest their working conditions, according to the consortium in charge of the project.
Tue Apr 24, 2012 6:55AM
Ecuador's socialist President Rafael Correa has appointed six new ministers and a new governor in a cabinet reshuffle 10 months ahead of the end of his tenure.
Sun Apr 22, 2012 8:19AM
Canadian police have arrested at least 90 demonstrators protesting in the city of Montreal against a planned mine construction in the province of Quebec.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:10AM
At least forty three people have been killed and 27 other injured after a trailer broke loose from a cargo truck and slammed into an overcrowded passenger bus in Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:56AM
Police in Canada have clashed with students at a protest rally against tuition fee hikes in the southeastern city of Montreal, Quebec province.
Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:21AM
Canadian police have attacked hundreds of students in Montreal, injuring two people and arresting 10 others.
Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:53AM
Cuba says the US has not changed its policy towards Latin America and the Caribbean nations, calling on the regional countries to maintain unity against Washington’s attempts to “divide and derail” the states.
Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:57PM
Argentina has ordered the seizure of YFP Gas -- another company controlled by the Spanish firm Repsol - as part of plans to take control of the country’s natural resources and increase production.
Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:37AM
Mexican security forces have discovered 14 mutilated bodies near the United States border with the country, an official says.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:43PM
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is still adamant about her decision to nationalize the oil company YPF, a subsidiary of the Spanish firm Repsol, despite the Spanish government’s protests.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:0AM
Venezuela’s foreign minister has blasted threats against Argentina as tension between Buenos Aires and London over the Malvinas Islands continue to escalate.
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:22AM
Bolivian President Evo Morales says that Latin American countries are in rebellion against the United States after years of domination by their northern neighbor.
Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:35PM
LAST UPDATE
The Argentine government says it will present a bill to the country’s senate for the nationalization of the YPF oil company which owned by Spanish firm Repsol.
Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:52AM
The Sixth Summit of the Americas has concluded without a joint declaration due to a lack of consensus over controversial issues such as the participation of Cuba and the Malvinas Islands.
Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:33PM
A number of US military personnel members and Secret Service agents accompanying President Barack Obama in his visit to Colombia for the Sixth Summit of the Americas are accused of involvement in “inappropriate conduct.”