Peru’s ex-President Ollanta Humala guilty of money laundering
Peru’s former president, Ollanta Humala, has been found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 15 years in prison. A court in the capital, Lima,
Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 with breathing problems
Alfie Tobutt BBC World Service Watch: Heavy sandstorm causes orange haze and low visibility across southern Iraq More than a thousand people have been left
Centre-right leader wins re-election in Ecuador
Ione Wells South America correspondent Reuters Noboa told reporters in Santa Elena there was “no doubt as to who the winner” in the run-off vote
Trump exempts smartphones and computers from new tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports.
First presidential vote since military coup
People are heading to the polls to pick the next president of Gabon, where for the first time in decades a Bongo family member is
Spanish family among six dead in Hudson River helicopter crash
Six people, including three children, were killed after a helicopter carrying a family of tourists crashed into the Hudson River in New York, authorities have
Unbearable wait for relatives in Dominican Republic nightclub disaster
Will Grant Mexico, Central America and Cuba Correspondent Reporting from Santo Domingo Getty Images Maximo Peña had been coming to the Jet Set nightclub every
Faulty antenna played role in fatal Australian helicopter crash
A faulty radio antenna contributed to a deadly mid-air helicopter collision at an Australian theme park and resort, transport safety officials say. Four people died
The 1798 law Trump used to deport migrants
Sofia Ferreira Santos BBC News Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters More than 200 Venezuelans, who the White House alleges are gang members,
Officials vow to stay course as countries scramble
Bernd Debusmann Jr Reporting fromAboard Air Force One Reuters US President Donald Trump and his advisers have defended sweeping tariffs on imports and vowed to