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Chavez 'battling' for his life: VP

Chavez 'battling' for his life: VP

01 March 2013, 12:56 PM

South America | Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro says that President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life in a Caracas military hospital, 10 days after returning from cancer treatment in Cuba.
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Cuba: is the Castro era coming to an end?

Cuba: is the Castro era coming to an end?

27 February 2013, 14:27 PM

South America | Raul Castro has been re-elected as President of Cuba, but has vowed to make this term his last. Read more

Cuba's Raul Castro says he will retire in 2018

Cuba's Raul Castro says he will retire in 2018

25 February 2013, 14:46 PM

South America | Raul Castro has accepted a new five-year term and says it will be his last as Cuba's president, for the first time putting a date on the end of the Castro era.
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First Chavez pics released since surgery

First Chavez pics released since surgery

16 February 2013, 9:19 AM

South America | The Venzuelan government has released the first photographs of the president since he underwent cancer surgery two months ago.
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Texas teachers ask for right to carry guns

Texas teachers ask for right to carry guns

13 February 2013, 17:44 PM

South America | The US state of Texas has some of the most lax gun laws in the country. But even school teachers are joining the campaign to oppose President Obama's new gun control policies. Channel 4 News' Jonathan Miller reports. Read more

Mexico oil firm blast caused by gas build up: official

05 February 2013, 19:46 PM

South America | The explosion that killed 37 people at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm was caused by a gas build-up, officials said, ruling out a bomb attack. Read more

Mystery persists in Mexico blast

Mystery persists in Mexico blast

02 February 2013, 14:11 PM

South America | The cause of a deadly explosion at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil firm remains shrouded in mystery. Read more

Mexico blast 'looks like an accident'

Mexico blast 'looks like an accident'

02 February 2013, 10:30 AM

South America | A blast that tore through the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil giant Pemex appears to have been an accident, but all lines of investigation remain open, the firm said. Read more

'Scores dead' in Venezuela prison riot

'Scores dead' in Venezuela prison riot

26 January 2013, 18:14 PM

South America | At least 50 people were killed and 90 others wounded in clashes between prison gangs and security guards at a prison in northwest Venezuela, a hospital director said. Read more

Chavez 'fighting for his life'

Chavez 'fighting for his life'

14 January 2013, 12:12 PM

South America | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has not been seen in public for more than a month, is "fighting for his life" after cancer surgery in Cuba, former vice president Elias Jaua said Sunday. Read more

Bolivia lauds victory for coca leaf use

Bolivia lauds victory for coca leaf use

13 January 2013, 13:27 PM

South America | Bolivia's president Evo Morales has heralded his nation's victory after a UN decision on chewing the coca leaf - but the US is unimpressed.
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Venezuela court upholds Chavez inauguration delay

Venezuela court upholds Chavez inauguration delay

10 January 2013, 10:54 AM

South America | Venezuela's Supreme Court has ruled that ailing President Hugo Chavez can indefinitely postpone his swearing-in for a new term and his administration can govern in the meantime. Read more

Chavez can rule without oath: Venezuelan VP

Chavez can rule without oath: Venezuelan VP

05 January 2013, 16:25 PM

South America | Venezuela's cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez can continue in office even if he is unable to be sworn in to a new term on January 10, Vice President Nicolas Maduro said. Read more

Chavez 'battling severe lung infection'

Chavez 'battling severe lung infection'

04 January 2013, 19:24 PM

South America | Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from complications arising from a "severe pulmonary infection" more than three weeks after undergoing cancer surgery, Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said. Read more

Nine people shot dead at Colombian party

01 January 2013, 11:49 AM

South America | Nine people were shot and killed in a rural village in northwest Colombia, apparently during a party, a police official said. Read more

Bolivia nationalizes power plants

Bolivia nationalizes power plants

30 December 2012, 13:39 PM

South America | Bolivia nationalized electric utilities owned by Spain's Iberdrola Saturday, sending police and troops to enforce the latest expropriation ordered by the populist leader of South America's poorest nation. Read more

Chile volcano alert raised

Chile volcano alert raised

24 December 2012, 12:23 PM

South America | Chile issued a top-level red alert Sunday for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat. Read more

Global doomsday hot spots draw believers

Global doomsday hot spots draw believers

21 December 2012, 16:37 PM

South America | Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end today, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party. Read more

Comment: Apocalypse myths 'show our fears'

Comment: Apocalypse myths 'show our fears'

21 December 2012, 10:42 AM

South America | If you believe the hype, the end of the world has finally come. The Mayan calendar’s “long count” began on 13 August 3114 BCE and will end today on 21 December 2012. Why do people believe the world will end? Read more

Chavez recovery 'favourable after complications'

Chavez recovery 'favourable after complications'

14 December 2012, 18:24 PM

South America | Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez experienced 'complications' including bleeding, during his cancer surgery, but is showing positive signs of recovery, senior aides say. Read more

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