Vanessa Buschschlüter

Brazil floods: Hundreds of Rio Grande do Sul towns under water

José Raúl Mulino stood in for ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, who was barred from running.

The man who led the polls, ex-President Ricardo Martinelli, was found guilty of money laundering.

Survivors are being winched up by helicopters from the flooded areas in the south of Brazil.

Cubans who protested over power cuts in August 2022 have been sentenced to up to 15 years in jail.

The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

As gang violence continues to rage, two-thirds of children are now in need of aid, the UN warns.

Los Lobos gang leader Fabricio Colón Pico had been on the run since escaping jail in January.

Ecuador gets much of its power from hydroelectrical plants, but a lack of rain is creating shortages.

Tareck El Aissami, a former close ally of President Maduro, has been arrested on corruption charges.