Public prosecutors in Brazil have launched an investigation into a weekend fan riot that killed one person and left another injured.
Motorcyclist attends rally for peace by Venezuela's President Maduro
A tourist takes a photo of the Iguazu Falls from an observation platform at the Iguazu National Park near the southern Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu Feb 21, 2014.
Security forces and protesters fought around Venezuela on Thursday in streets blocked by burning barricades and a supporter of socialist President Nicolas Maduro was shot dead, the sixth fatality from more than a week of violence.
A Spanish-led consortium resumed expansion work on the Panama Canal on Thursday, raising hopes the two sides will finally draw a line under an acrimonious stand-off over massive cost overruns.
The European Union (EU) will help Bolivia improve its justice administration at the request of the government of President Evo Morales, local media reported Thursday.
A local beauty queen died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday in the fifth fatality from Venezuela's political unrest, as imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting for the departure of the socialist government.
Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, wanted by authorities on charges of inciting violence, handed himself over to police on Tuesday amid waves of pro- and anti-government rallies in Caracas.
The Venezuelan government on Monday ordered three US diplomats accused of inciting violent protests that left three people dead and dozens injured to leave the country within two days.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro orders the expulsion of three US consular officials who he said had been conspiring against his government.
Mascots in condom costumes arrive to hand out condoms during International Condom Day at Agua Dulce beach in Lima's district of Chorrillos, Feb 13, 2014.
An anti-government protest by the Venezuelan opposition turned violent Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others.