Footage released by Peruvian police shows a man attacking a famous Incan artefact in Cusco, with what they described as a metallic object. According to the city's culture ministry,...

The Mexican army says it has arrested a key player in the Sinaloa drug cartel in the northern city of Culiacán.José Ángel Canobbio, also known as "El Güerito" (little...

Vanessa Buschschlüter and George WrightBBC NewsLeonardo RochaBBC World Service Americas editorGetty ImagesBolsonaro claims he's the victim of political persecutionBrazil's chief prosecutor has accused former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading...

Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday.The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose...

The Mexican army says it has seized more than four tonnes of methamphetamine in raids conducted in the violence-wracked state of Sinaloa over the weekend. Soldiers raided warehouses and...

Gemma HandyReporter, St John's, AntiguaGemma HandyNovella Payne uses traditional recipes learnt from her grandmotherIt is not cricket or politics that triggers the most ardent debate in Antigua and Barbuda....

Police bodycam footage shows the moment officers used a capybara costume to carry out a drug raid in Peru's capital Lima.The Escuadron Verde (Green Squad) police group is a...

A humpback whale briefly trapped a kayaker in its mouth off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed.Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, Dell Simancas, when the massive...

Catherine EllisBusiness reporterReporting fromMedellín, ColombiaGonzalo RojasA young Gonzalo Rojas and his father, who was killed by Pablo EscobarA proposed law in Colombia's Congress seeks to ban the sale of...

Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsTwitter/@OHarfuchA photo of "El Jando" was released after his arrest by Mexican security forcesSecurity forces in Mexico have arrested a pilot they suspect of working for Los...

Watch: Trump announces 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium importsLeaders in Europe and Canada have said they will not let Donald Trump's plans to hit their steel and aluminium...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentReutersDaniel Noboa and Luisa González will face off in the second round in AprilEcuador's presidential election will go to a second round after a closely contested...