A Peruvian priest who founded liberation theology, a movement advocating an active role for the Roman Catholic Church in fighting poverty and injustice but reviled by some as Marxist,...

At least six people have died as a result of Hurricane Oscar in Cuba, the country's president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has confirmed. Oscar made landfall as a category one hurricane...

Gunmen in Mexico have shot dead a Catholic priest who was an outspoken advocate for indigenous rights and who had condemned the violence plaguing his community.Father Marcelo Pérez was...

Appearing in a crisp suit and dark tie, Genaro García Luna – the highest-ranking Mexican official ever to be convicted in the United States – remained impassive as his...

The father of former One Direction member Liam Payne has visited tributes laid out by fans outside the hotel where his son died on Wednesday.Geoff Payne read letters and...

PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFPProtests against the high cost of living began at the start of SeptemberAfter more than six weeks of protests over the high cost of living on the French...

Watch: Moments from Liam Payne's careerLiam Payne, the former One Direction star, has died aged 31 in Argentina after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos...

Lionel Messi scored his 10th international hat-trick as Argentina thrashed Bolivia 6-0 in World Cup qualifying.The 37-year-old Inter Miami forward, who also set up two goals at Monumental Stadium...

At least eight people have died and thousands are stranded without power after violent storms swept across Brazil on Friday.Central and south-eastern parts of the country have been hit...

The decapitated bodies of five men have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area controlled by the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Police were called...

The thoughts of most 14-year-olds will be on getting their homework done, or playing video games with friends.But for Sammy Harvey, that was the age he was making his...

Video shows the dramatic moment a historic church in Iquique, Chile, was destroyed by fire. Twelve firefighting units attended the blaze at the San Francisco Church on Friday, but...