Reports of murders to obtain human fat in Peru likely a hoax Dec 2, 2009, 18:35 GMT    Lima - Reports of a gruesome murder gang that killed people in Peru to obtain and sell their fat were most likely a hoax, according to Peru's top police commander, General Commander Miguel Hidalgo, on Wednesday. ....more

Near certain victory for Bolivia's Morales in Sunday's election Dec 5, 2009, 20:32 GMT Buenos Aires/La Paz - Four years after taking office, Evo Morales, Bolivia's first president of indigenous descent, is poised for re-election with a first-round majority. ....more

At least 14 killed in clashes in northern Mexico Dec 5, 2009, 14:28 GMT Mexico City - At least 14 people have died in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in clashes between police and alleged members of the country's powerful criminal gangs, local media reported Saturday. ....more

Hondurans celebrate playing world number one Spain Dec 4, 2009, 23:38 GMT Cape Town/Tegucigalpa - Hondurans celebrated Friday the fact that the World Cup draw landed them in Group H, with Chile, Switzerland and world number one Spain. ....more

Mexico coach Aguirre confident of tackling familiar France Dec 4, 2009, 19:52 GMT Cape Town - Mexican coach Javier Aguirre, whose side was on Friday drawn into Group A for next year's World Cup finals, where they will face the hosts South Africa, as well as Uruguay and France, said he knows the French side well. ....more

Mexico busts gang that held 107 people in slavery, arrests 25 Dec 4, 2009, 16:16 GMT    Mexico City - Mexico City police arrested 25 people who were allegedly involved with a network that held 107 people, mostly of indigenous descent, in slavery in the Mexican capital. ....more

Mexican police free 107 people from slavery Dec 4, 2009, 6:02 GMT    Mexico City - Police in Mexico City on Thursday freed 107 slave workers who had been forced to work in a clandestine factory hidden in a drug rehabilitation centre, officials said. ....more

International tug-of-war continues on Honduras (News Feature) Nov 30, 2009, 22:24 GMT Buenos Aires - Honduran voters may have elected Porfirio Lobo to hold the presidency of the troubled Central American country, but there was little indication Monday that he would be admitted with full honours to international circles anytime soon. ....more

Peru shocked by claim of murders to collect human fat Nov 21, 2009, 8:20 GMT Lima - Peru was in shock over allegations that a criminal gang killed people - perhaps as many as 60 - with the motive of rendering the fat from their bodies for sale to companies that make cosmetics. ....more

Gone with the rain: 130 dead in El Salvador (Feature) Nov 9, 2009, 19:26 GMT    San Salvador - The sky above Salvadoran capital El Salvador appeared clear Tuesday: a radiant sun shone to dry the remnants of a weekend of weather chaos that changed whole landscapes. ....more

In Pictures: 'El Salvador Floods' Nov 9, 2009, 6:31 GMT We have added a new set of pictures from the event "El Salvador Floods". ....more