A local official said the incident happened on a dirt road in the Andean region of Cajamarca and the bus carrying more than 50 passengers ‘fell into an abyss’.

Dispute erupts over Peru port authority ‘error’ that gave Cosco Shipping exclusivity over operations.

Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda visits Beijing after trip to Russia, says La Paz is eager to cooperate with Beijing.

In a country of more than 98 million Catholics, neither of the two leading candidates – both women – has shared specific proposals on abortion.

The president has been facing questions from local media about his late pet Conan, whom he had cloned into 4 copies he refers to as his ‘children’.

Diana Mondino’s trip has triggered speculation that she is looking to extend a currency swap with Beijing as the risk of a 10th sovereign debt default looms.

With fear and hope, Haiti warily welcomed nine new leaders as the Caribbean country choked by gangs seeks peace.

His resignation comes as nation grapples with gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.

In Argentina no industry can escape its high inflation, but in Buenos Aires cocktail bars are overcoming supply problems by using alternative local ingredients to create new cocktails and vermouths.

Ecuador’s fledgling president got a resounding victory in a referendum that he touted as a way to crack down on criminal gangs behind a spiralling wave of violence.

Ecuador’s prisons agency did not give more details on the death of the prison director. Ecuadorans were voting in a referendum on proposed measures to fight surge in gang-related crime.

Nato partner bid comes at a time when the right-wing government of President Javier Milei aims to boost ties with Western powers and attract investment.

A woman brought a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair into a bank branch and tried to get him to sign for a loan, but he had been dead for hours.

The United States said it will snap back sanctions on Venezuela’s crucial oil industry after President Nicolas Maduro’s government continued its repression of opponents.

The Brazilian president, along with Wesley and Joesley Batista, visited a JBS factory that is set to make the first shipment of meat to China as part of a new deal.

Peru’s Andean mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world’s oldest ever person, if a new claim by state officials of a 124-year-old man born in 1900 are proven to be true.

Quito’s security forces stormed the Mexican embassy on Friday to capture fugitive former vice-president Jorge Glas, who took refuge inside to avoid arrest for alleged corruption.

Glas sought refuge in the Mexican embassy in Quito last year after an arrest warrant was issued against him for alleged corruption.

Shortages have led to supermarket brawls, rationing and the rise of home-made concoctions.

Washington fears that Chinese cars may be able to come over the southern border with zero tariffs under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

Setting up shop in Mexico helps avoid US tariffs, but Chinese companies still must confront major concerns about labour costs, profitability and cultural differences.

Four Caribbean nations have agreed to charge at least US$200,000 for their passports starting June 30, double the current rate in some cases.

The bodies of seven women and a man were discovered on Friday in the state of Oaxaca, along a route frequently used by people trying to reach the US.

Dina Boluarte, who said she would not resign, is being investigated for allegedly acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since becoming vice-president in 2021 and then president in 2022.

Former president’s embassy stay raises questions about his plans as he faces multiple criminal investigations. Brazilian police cannot arrest a politician staying at a foreign embassy.

Bitcoin halving, a once-every-four year event baked into the system, will slash the reward that is the main revenue stream for miners.

Killing of Franco, a black, bisexual city councillor, shook Brazil. Chiquinho Brazão and brother Domingos Brazão were arrested for ‘ordering hit against Franco’.

Cuba’s government protested as interventionist comments from the US following demonstrations against power blackouts and food shortages by hundreds of people in eastern Cuba.