Some celebrated, while others denounced decision to deny Lula’s request to avoid jail while appealing his conviction. Following Brazil’s Supreme Court decision to reject former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s plea to avoid jail time while he exhausts all appeals over his corruption conviction, Brazilians are divided on what the ruling means for the country. […]

Ex-president tells supporters in Sao Paolo he will surrender to police to begin 12-year jail sentence for corruption. Brazil‘s former President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva has said he is ready to turn himself in to begin a 12-year sentence for bribery, while maintaining he is the victim of a political campaign to stop him from running […]

The bodies of the 140 children and 200 llamas, killed about 550 years ago, found by archaeologist on top of a cliff. Archaeologists in Peru have found the ancient remains of 140 children who were likely killed as part of a mass ritual sacrifice. The killings of the children, who were between five and 14 […]

Venezuela’s political crisis appears to be reaching boiling point amid growing efforts by the opposition to unseat the socialist president, Nicolás Maduro. The South American country has been caught in a downward spiral for years with growing political discontent further fuelled by skyrocketing hyperinflation, power cuts and shortages of food and medicine. More than three […]

Ecuador has said its decision to end Julian Assange’s asylum in its embassy in London was taken after a long deterioration in relations – accusing him of improper behaviour, interference in the affairs of other countries and spying. From skateboarding to insulting staff For seven years, Julian Assange took refuge in a small office that […]

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled a new exhibition featuring Lego portraits of Mexican students who were reportedly massacred in 2014. He unveiled the provocative artworks at a gallery in Mexico City on Thursday. They depict the faces of the 43 Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College pupils who were kidnapped and disappeared in Iguala, Mexico. […]

Two former air force pilots have been sentenced to six years in prison by a French court after 26 suitcases stashed with cocaine were found on board their plane in the Dominican Republic. The Frenchmen, Pascal Fauret and Bruno Odos, fled the country following the raid and were rearrested in France. A further five people […]

Some celebrated, while others denounced decision to deny Lula’s request to avoid jail while appealing his conviction. Following Brazil’s Supreme Court decision to reject former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s plea to avoid jail time while he exhausts all appeals over his corruption conviction, Brazilians are divided on what the ruling means for the country. […]

A newly discovered trove of Aztec sacrifices could lead archaeologists to an elusive Aztec emperor’s tomb. Such a discovery would mark a first since no Aztec royal burial has yet been found despite decades of digging. The sacrificial offerings, including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior, were found in Mexico City, Reuters reports. […]

Guatemala is still trying to come to terms with a 36-year-long civil war. The conflict, which ended in 1996, pitted leftist, mostly Mayan insurgents against the state, which – backed by the US – waged a vicious campaign to eliminate the guerrillas. More than 200,000 people – most of them civilians – were killed or […]