Rio carnival: Brazil holds first Rio de Janeiro carnival since Covid

About ten million people face water rationing as severe drought brings reservoir levels to record lows.

Guatemala's president has declared a natural disaster as dozens of forest fires rage and a landfill site burns.

Live-streamed footage captured the moment a detainee stole a gun from a guard and opened fire in Chile.

Colombian authorities seize over three tonnes of cocaine following a chase at sea, their largest haul of 2024.

Men dressed as devils - "talciguines" - whip the faithful in a playful Easter tradition in El Salvador.

As turmoil grips the Caribbean nation, how countries from the US to Kenya react will be critical.

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was inside the building giving a press conference at the time.

The mayor of Cobija, a city in the north, declares the area a disaster zone because of heavy rain.

A yellow alert for areas close to the volcano is currently in place, according to local media.

The undercover policeman showed up at the house of an alleged drug dealer, bearing a fake gift.

The BBC goes inside controversial Salvadoran mega-jail that holds thousands of inmates.

As a new film about the reggae star's life comes out, here's all you need to know about his Rastafarian faith.

Indigenous communities were celebrated at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí on Sunday evening.

This video shows Piñera at the rescue of miner Florencio Avalos, the first man to be brought to the surface.

At least 112 people have been killed in Chile's Valparaiso region.

Officials have warned the death toll is likely to rise as rescue teams reach the hardest hit areas.

More than two hundred residents have been reported missing in the coastal tourist city of Viña del Mar.

A state of emergency is declared after a truck crash releases sulfonic acid into the Rio Seco.

A penguin with leucism from the gentoo species has been filmed in the icy climate in early January.

Dozens of journalists were held at gunpoint when armed men broke into their workplace.