Five Venezuelan political figures holed up at the Argentinian Embassy in Caracas to avoid arrest have been brought to the US after a "successful rescue" mission, Secretary of State...

The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week.President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended...

Sarah RainsfordEurope CorrespondentGetty ImagesJust over 130 cardinals will gather later this week to vote for a new popeThis must be the most secretive election in the world.When 133 Catholic...

Thirteen miners have been found dead inside a mine in Peru after being kidnapped several days earlier. They were working at a gold mine owned by Peruvian mining company...

Large crowds have gathered in Rio de Janeiro for a free Lady Gaga concert due to kick off on Saturday night on Copacabana beach. The Brazilian authorities say they...

Coastal areas of Chile and Argentina were evacuated after Chilean authorities issued a tsunami warning following a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the country's southern coast.Thousands of people made their...

Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsReutersSister Inah Canabarro Lucas was born in 1908The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116. Born on 8...

Watch: Trump’s first 100 days… in just 2 minutesUS President Donald Trump has acknowledged he does have the ability to bring back a man who was mistakenly deported to...

Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsEPAKamla Persad-Bissessar led her UNC party to victoryThe opposition in the Caribbean twin-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago has won a decisive victory in Monday's parliamentary election,...

Images of Pope Francis's tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released.A single white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the...

Former Brazil head coach Tite says he is taking an indefinite break from football to take care of his health.The 63-year-old managed Brazil between 2016 and 2022 and guided...

Getty ImagesThe ceremony for Pope Francis will take place in front of St Peter's Basilica in the VaticanWorld leaders, Catholic officials and mourners from around the globe are at...