The families left behind after the massacre in the desert

A year ago, three Mormon women and six of their children were massacred in Mexico's Sonora desert. What has happened to the families left behind?

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'Not just numbers': The women disappearing in Peru

Thousands of women go missing in Peru every year and many are never found.

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‘We were students negotiating with armed guerrillas for my father’s life’

When Miles Hargrove’s dad was kidnapped by Colombian guerrillas, he asked a young friend to act as negotiator.

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Did El Salvador's government make a deal with gangs?

A journal says it has seen documents which show the government entered into a pact with gangs.

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'Forced to work' as medics fighting coronavirus

Almost 200 health workers have died of Covid-19 in Venezuela since the pandemic began in March.

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Photography award winners show the fragility and beauty of mangrove forests

The Mangrove Photography Award winners show the beauty and fragility of the unique ecosystems.

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Brazil's Amazon: Fireman 'saving what's not burnt'

Carlos Rodrigues is among the firefighters trying to save patches of Brazil's rainforest from burning.

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Panama: Mass grave uncovered in area linked to religious sect

The remote site is near where seven bodies were discovered in January, sparking an investigation.

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Amazon: In the cross-hairs of coronavirus and forest fires

People living in the Brazilian Amazon are facing the twin dangers of the coronavirus and forest fires.

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El Salvador government granted favours to jailed gang leaders, report says

The jailed leaders were asked to reduce violence and support President Bukele, a media report says.

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Lionel Messi to stay at Barcelona

Lionel Messi says he is staying at Barcelona as it is "impossible" for any team to pay his release clause and he does not want to go to court.

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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?

Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.

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Brazil footballer Ronaldinho released in Paraguay

A judge in Paraguay releases the footballer after his detention for a forged passport.

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Thousands evacuated as two storms head for southern US

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are both expected to hit the southern US coast days apart.

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Greenback returns: How dollar stores came back to Cuba

The Cuban government is allowing its citizens to use the currency of its ideological enemy.

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How a Colombian market is using AI to combat Covid-19 outbreaks

Markets have been virus hotspots in Colombia, so one of them is trying a new way to curb the spread.

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Sir Everton Weekes: West Indies legend dies aged 95

Legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes dies at the age of 95.

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The fashion labels whose clothes are made by prisoners

A number of clothing firms are now getting their garments made behind bars.

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Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country

Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa's expulsion comes after the EU placed sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Peru?

Peru has one of the highest case totals and excess death rates in the world - but why?

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