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Some Americans turn to Mexican women for abortion help, but all are treading on shaky legal ground.

Peruvian transgender rights activist Rodrigo Ventocilla, died after being arrested at the airport.

A closer look at the disappearance in 2014 of 43 students and the botched investigation that followed.

The spill has been described by Peru as the worst ecological disaster around Lima in recent memory.

Doctors treating migrants crossing the jungle in the Darien Gap describe their patients' desperation.

Colombia has a history of "false positives" - civilians murdered by the military and passed off as rebels.

The heart of Pedro I, Brazil's first emperor, will be exhibited to mark 200 years of independence.

The former attorney general led a controversial inquiry into the disappearance of the 43 students.

The man says he has been in the same hotel for eight months after fleeing death threats back home.

Sixteen firefighters died battling the fire at the Matanzas fuel depot after it was hit by lightning.

US officials say high-powered weapons illegally shipped from the US are fuelling a gang war in Haiti.

Is this the companion to an asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago wiping out the dinosaurs?

Growing shortages of basic goods have led the government to end Fidel Castro's 63-year-old legacy.

Around the world people are adapting to high food prices, sometimes by changing what they eat.