Getty ImagesHow much is too much for a caffeine fix?Prices like £5 in London or $7 in New York for a cup of coffee may be unthinkable for some...

Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured - some suffering burns to...

Getty ImagesKeiko Fujimori cried next to her father's coffin during his wake at the Culture Ministry in LimaThousands of people in Peru have been paying their respects to the...

After days of mounting bilateral tensions, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil has summoned Spain’s ambassador in Caracas in order to protest at a minister’s description of his country’s government...

The National Museum of Denmark is handing over an iconic cloak belonging to an indigenous group in Brazil at a ceremony being attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da...

Mexico's Senate has approved a controversial judicial reform under which judges will be elected by popular vote.Its supporters say the changes will make judges more accountable to the Mexican...

Police in Chile have arrested a former firefighter on suspicion of contributing to a deadly forest fire which killed 137 people in February. The suspect worked for Chile's National...

The head of El Salvador's police force is among nine people who died when the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the Central American nation on Sunday...

ReutersThe Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González is expected to arrive in Spain, where he will be granted political asylum.A Spanish Air Force plane is due to land at...

Getty ImagesDuring the late 1960s, Sérgio Mendes was the biggest-selling Brazilian artist in the worldBrazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who helped popularise bossa nova and samba with Western audiences, has...

The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has said the US, Europe and the UK should recognise the opposition’s candidate as the president of Venezuela.Speaking to international journalists, Ms...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered an investigation into the purchase of Pegasus spy software by the country's police force. President Petro said the spyware was bought - in...