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Colombia passes amnesty law to pardon members of guerrilla group

The law passed with a majority in Congress with 69 votes in the Senate and 121 votes in the Lower House.

Dec 29, 2016

By Pavitra Dwibhashyam

Briton shot in the head in Antigua begins journey home after £60,000 fundraiser

Tester was shot during an attempted robbery on Christmas Day.

Dec 29, 2016

By Harriet Sinclair

Probe launched in Mexican zoo after elephant dies on Christmas Day

Benny the elephant had lived at Ehecatl Ecological Park since 2014.

Dec 29, 2016

By James Tennent

Mexico

Family of British man shot in the head during Antigua bank heist raise over £50,000

The Tester family need £90,000 to get Christopher flown back to the UK by air ambulance.

Dec 28, 2016

By Josh Robbins

Argentina's former president Christina Fernandez de Kirchner charged in corruption probe

A federal judge also ordered £516m of Fernandez's assets be frozen.

Dec 28, 2016

By Nicole Rojas

Argentina

Man killed by own horse in race at 15th birthday party in Mexico that went viral

Thousands attended the party which hosted a race known as a 'chiva'.

Dec 27, 2016

By Mark Piggott

Mexico

Thousands attend Mexican teen's birthday party after her dad's video invite goes viral

Her father's video invite sparked countless memes, parodies and company sponsorship offers.

Dec 27, 2016

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Venezuelan opposition rules out talks as it accuses Nicolas Maduro of 'mocking the people'

The Vatican had urged both sides to resume negotiations on 13 January.

Dec 27, 2016

By Nicole Rojas

Colombian officials blame pilot and Bolivian regulators for Chapecoense crash

The plane carrying football players and a group of journalists ran out of fuel.

Dec 26, 2016

By Nicole Rojas

British man 'fighting for his life' after being shot in the head by a masked gunman in Antigua

The family of Christopher Tester, 37, need to raise $90,000 to fly him home for treatment

Dec 26, 2016

By Orlando Crowcroft

13 killed in Mexican states of Michoacan and Guerrero in drug violence on Christmas Day

Six human heads were found in front of a business in Jiquilpan town, near the border with Jalisco, Mexico.

Dec 26, 2016

By Pavitra Dwibhashyam

Chile Earthquake Tsunami Warning 25 December

Chile earthquake: Tsunami warning cancelled after magnitude 7.6 quake in South Pacific Ocean

A hazardous waves warning has been cancelled.

Dec 25, 2016

By James Etherington-Smith

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto commits to rebuild devastated fireworks market

35 people were killed and 70 others injured after a fire broke out at a fireworks market in Tultepec city.

Dec 23, 2016

By Divya Kishore

Mexico

Brazilian prison riot accidentally leaves four inmates dead and eight injured

Inmates set mattresses alight to complain about the conditions, but the fire quickly spread.

Dec 22, 2016

By Tareq Haddad

UK and Argentina to identify over 100 Argentine soldiers buried on Falkland Islands

Some 123 Argentine soldiers in the Darwin cemetery are currently marked as "soldier only known to God".

Dec 21, 2016

By Ananya Roy

Bolivian airline and pilot 'directly responsible' for Chapecoense crash, says investigation

Several Brazilian footballers were among the 71 people killed in the crash.

Dec 21, 2016

By Lara Rebello

Ontario woman found guilty of animal cruelty after 85 dogs and cats removed from her home

The majority of the animals were found new homes but three of them had to be put down

Dec 21, 2016

By James Tennent

Obama joins Trudeau in joint ban on oil drilling in swathes of Atlantic and Arctic seaboard

Outgoing US president hopes to make ban permanent to prevent Trump from reversing policy.

Dec 21, 2016

By James Tennent

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