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Guatemala youth shelter fire ‘started as protest against abuse’

A blaze that killed at least 35 girls at a shelter for troubled youths erupted when some of them set fire to mattresses to...

More than 100 fast-spreading wildfires rage in Chile

Flames from more than 100 raging wildfires in Chile are continuing to spread quickly from the mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The fires are destroying...

Colombia’s president: I’ll give Nobel Prize money to conflict victims

Colombia's president has said he will donate more than €887,000 of his Nobel Peace Prize money to the victims of Colombia's 50-year conflict. Juan Manuel...

Colombians vote against historic peace deal with Farc rebels

Colombian voters appear to have rejected a peace deal with the country's largest rebel movement by a razor-thin margin in a national referendum, delivering...

Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff proclaims innocence at impeachment trial

Dilma Rousseff mounted a forceful defence of her time leading Latin America's most populous nation. She warned senators that ousting her would hurt a young...

Donald Trump open to “softening” on immigration laws

Donald Trump has suggested that he is open to "softening" laws dealing with illegal immigrants in the US, in the latest sign that the...

Colombia agrees ceasefire deal with FARC rebels

The Colombian government and rebel group FARC have reached a deal on a bilateral ceasefire that would be the last major step toward ending...

Drug smuggler Melissa Reid set to return to UK from Peru

A British woman jailed in Peru for drug smuggling is expected to be released later. Melissa Reid, 22, from Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire, and Michaella McCollum,...

Uber takes flight with helicopter service in Brazil

Ride hailing company Uber has begun a helicopter service in Brazil's biggest city. Uber's communications director in Brazil said it has started a month-long trial...

Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff signals referendum if she wins impeachment trial

Suspended Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is suggesting she would hold a national referendum if she survives an impeachment trial expected in August. She said in...

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