People in the US territory of Puerto Rico have overwhelmingly backed a referendum to become the 51st state of the US.
Emotions were raw as Chapecoense played their first match since most of their players died in a plane crash.
Caracas (Venezuela) - Venezuela’s National Assembly has taken a symbolic step by backing a motion blaming the country’s leftist president for the country’s political and economic crisis.
Caracas (Venezuela) - Venezuela has closed its border with Colombia for three days to try to stop smuggling gangs who are accused of causing economic turmoil.
Caracas (Venezuela) - Venezuela’a opposition-dominated parliament has delayed a symbolic trial of President Nicolas Maduro.
Tens of thousands took to the streets across Latin America to protest against the brutal rape and killing of Lucia Perez in the Argentine resort of Mar del Plata.
The Colombian government is to start formal peace talks with the ELN – or National Liberation Army – the country’s second largest rebel group.
Hurricane Matthew has turned deadly off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, killing at least one person as it heads north. Houses have been damaged and some of them submerged in ocean surges.
In Venezuela, there’ve been fresh protests for and against President Nicolas Maduro as the country’s economic crisis deepens.
Caracas (Venezuela) - Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters have hit the streets of Venezuela’s capital Caracas to demand a recall referendum on President Nicolas Maduro’s rule.