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Thousands protest in Venezuela following the deaths of two anti-government demonstrators         ...

After legalising the production and sale of cannabis in his own country, Uruguayan President Jose Mucjica calls on rich, "developed countries" to re-evaluate their strategy for dealing with narcotics         ...

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Armed gang on motorcycles opens fire at anti-government protesters in Venezuelan capital Caracas, setting off a panicked stampeded and leaving two people dead         ...

Brazil hit by riots against the World Cup as protest marches are taken over by anarchists         ...

Brazilians are outraged to see hundreds of millions of dollars spent on the cup when health and education require urgent massive investment         ...

Violence erupts on the streets of Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo as more than 2,000 demonstrators gathered to protest against the cost of the upcoming soccer World Cup         ...

Shocking footage shows a grandmother and grandson in Brazil being run over after two cars crashed in Brazil but they survive with minor injuries         ...

Former Tottenham Hotspurs players Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa were on the islands to make a documentary when their car reportedly overturned after a near-miss with a sheep         ...

Iconic statue overlooking Rio de Janeiro suffered a lightning strike which damaged one of its fingers and head         ...

Watch: A Peruvian artist takes the plunge in the Pacific to realise his dream of painting underwater         ...

Rio de Janeiro's landmark Christ the Redeemer statue has been struck by lightning during a powerful electric storm         ...

Iconic statue of Christ overlooking Rio de Janeiro sees right thumb damaged by lightning strike         ...

Online response underlines sharp national divisions over ownership         ...

Renowned Argentine poet Juan Gelman, who won the Cervantes Prize, dies in Mexico at the age of 83         ...

Last November a pregnant American woman collapsed and was later declared brain dead. She is still being kept alive by authorities to save her unborn child. But how can this be legal or ethical, asks Dr Brooke Magnanti         ...

Berry family speaks for the first time of grief at death of their son and his wife, killed by robbers in front of their daughter after their car broke down on a dangerous stretch of highway         ...

Funeral held for Monica Spear and Thomas Berry in Venezuela as doubts surround future of their five-year-old daughter         ...

Couple had been getting back together when they were shot dead during a highway robbery, say family         ...

Three people are killed and twenty two more injured when lightning strikes Villa Gesell beach in Argentina         ...