A Haitian senator opened fire during a protest outside the country’s parliament building, wounding two people including a photographer. Chery Dieu-Nalio, a photographer for the Associated Press, was hit in the face. Leon Leblanc, a security guard, was also wounded in the incident. Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière opened fire as he left parliament in […]

Opposition demonstrators in Haiti have burnt tyres and thrown stones, urging President Jovenel Moise to step down. At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in four days of protests in the capital Port-au-Prince and other cities. Many Haitians accuse Mr Moise and other officials of corruption. Thousands have taken to the streets […]

A Haitian senator opened fire during a protest outside the country’s parliament building, wounding two people including a photographer. Chery Dieu-Nalio, a photographer for the Associated Press, was hit in the face. Leon Leblanc, a security guard, was also wounded in the incident. Senator Jean Marie Ralph Féthière opened fire as he left parliament in […]

US officials are investigating the suspected looting of European and Latin American artwork they believe is being quietly plundered by Venezuelan government insiders as Nicolas Maduro struggles to maintain his grip on power. The US Treasury in recent months has sought the cooperation of the FBI, Italian police and museum experts to identify and locate […]

Brazil’s top prosecutor has accused five people of trying to obstruct the investigation into the murder of a prominent politician last year. Two court officials and two police officers are among those named by Prosecutor General Raquel Dodge. Marielle Franco and her driver were shot dead in Rio de Janeiro, an event that ignited mass […]

Venezuela is engulfed in a political crisis with two rival politicians claiming to be the country’s legitimate leader. How did this happen? Venezuela has been governed for the past 20 years by the socialist PSUV party. From 1999 to his death in 2013, Hugo Chávez was president. He was succeeded by Nicolás Maduro, who narrowly […]

Mexican authorities said on Tuesday they had found 29 bodies, packed in more than 100 plastic bags, dumped in a clandestine grave in the violent western state of Jalisco. Murders in Mexico jumped to the highest on record in the first half of the year, putting the cartel-ravaged country on track to surpass the 29,111 […]

The deputy of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has been released from prison. Edgar Zambrano was detained in May on treason charges for supporting a failed uprising on 30 April organised by Mr Guaidó. Mr Guaidó is recognised as an “interim president” by more than 50 nations. The move comes a day after President Nicolás […]

The parents of 43 Mexican students who disappeared from the town of Iguala in 2014 have condemned an order to release 24 suspects in the case. A judge ordered that 24 local police officers arrested in connection with the students’ disappearance should be freed immediately. The judge said they had been tortured while in custody […]

The parents of 43 Mexican students who disappeared from the town of Iguala in 2014 have condemned an order to release 24 suspects in the case. A judge ordered that 24 local police officers arrested in connection with the students’ disappearance should be freed immediately. The judge said they had been tortured while in custody […]