Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has been ordered to take a DNA test to see if he is the father of a two-year-old boy, as the child’s mother claims.
A judge said that if the test was not done by 24 August, the boy would be declared Mr Lugo’s son by court order.
Mr Lugo, 59, is currently in Brazil undergoing medical treatment after being diagnosed with cancer last… more...
Hugo Chavez, left, and Juan Manuel Santos in Santa Marta
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, have agreed to restore diplomatic relations.
Mr Chavez cut ties last month after Colombia accused Venezuela… more...
Matamoros
Police in Mexico say at least 14 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in Matamoros, in Tamaulipas state, close to the US border.
Local media say rival gangs fighting for control of the… more...
Cuba
The former Cuban president, Fidel Castro, is expected to address the national assembly this weekend for the first time in four years.
Cuban state media said a special session of the assembly on international affairs, requested by… more...
Venezuela has sent extra troops to its border with Colombia
Colombia has emphatically denied it plans to attack Venezuela.
The denial follows accusations by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez… more...
President Raul Castro insists the Cuban revolution is stronger than ever
Cuban President Raul Castro is not planning to make large-scale market reforms to revive the communist island’s struggling economy.
But Mr Castro said the role… more...
Ignacio Coronel was known as the
The Mexican government says security forces have killed Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, a top member of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel.
Coronel was believed to be the right-hand man of Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, Mexico’s… more...
Cuba
Cuba’s former President Fidel Castro has unveiled plans to release the first volume of his memoirs.
The book, to be called The Strategic Victory, will be published in August.
It will focus on the… more...
Mr Chavez has long accused the US of plotting to oust him
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has threatened to halt oil exports to the US if his country is attacked by Colombia - a