Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that a boat recently bombed by the US was "Colombian with Colombian citizens inside", an allegation the White House called "baseless". The US...

A 30-year-old woman has become the third person to die from methanol poisoning in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, as the authorities investigate the source of the tainted...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentReutersEcuadorean President Daniel NoboaFive people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador's president, according to the government.About 500 people threw rocks at the...

US President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have had a call described by both sides as friendly and positive as Brazil seeks to...

Catherine EllisBusiness reporter, Riohacha, ColombiaBBCIn the Colombian city of Riohacha there are numerous street sellers of traditional bags called mochilasFor every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined promenade...

Dogs, cats, tortoises and even a rooster were blessed on 4 October, in celebrations to mark the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Churches around the world hold special...

US forces have killed four people in an attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly trafficking drugs, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says. "The strike...

The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua's armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK. Colombia's National Police...

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua Getty ImagesHomes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017's Hurricane IrmaFor some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when...

REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaPolice surrounded the Congress buildingPolice and young anti-government protesters clashed in the Peruvian capital, Lima, over the weekend.A rights group said at least 18 protesters had been injured...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent andOttilie MitchellBBCA humanitarian convoy led by Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was attacked and 17 soldiers taken hostage on Sunday night, according to a government spokeswoman.Carolina...

Nicole KolsterReporting for BBC News Mundo from CaracasNicole Kolster/BBCEdith Perales joined the militia years ago When Edith Perales was younger, he enlisted in the National Bolivarian Militia, a civilian...