Former president Lula held in Brazil over Petrobras scandalProsecutor alleges Lula was ‘one of the principal beneficiaries’ of corruption schemeFri Mar 04 2016 - 20:05
Brazil in shock at Lula’s detention in corruption inquiryAnalysis: Development a dramatic fall from grace for former leader, writes Tom HenniganFri Mar 04 2016 - 17:02
South America’s endless relationship with political scandalCorruption flourishes across the continent due to dysfunctional political systemsFri Mar 04 2016 - 01:00
Zika burdens Brazil’s already buckling health systemCorruption and lack of investment have eroded public health facilities for yearsMon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00
Brazilian women on the frontline of fight against ZikaConspiracy theories flourish in Recife, a city gripped by fear as the virus rapidly spreadsFri Feb 26 2016 - 17:53
Evo Morales suffers first electoral reversal in BoliviaPresident set to lose referendum called to enable him to seek fourth term in officeMon Feb 22 2016 - 17:48
Corruption scandal leaves Morales vulnerable in Bolivian votePolls show opposition to allowing president seek fourth term is gaining groundFri Feb 19 2016 - 17:38
Michael Lynn: Brazil court clears way for former solicitor’s extraditionDecision leaves no legal recourse in efforts to avoid return to face charges in IrelandTue Feb 16 2016 - 19:50
Fugitive ex-solicitor Michael Lynn faces court date in BrazilJudge in Brasilia expected to provide clarification of extradition ruling on TuesdayFri Feb 12 2016 - 15:40
Fear mounts as Brazil confirms third Zika virus-linked deathHealth officials ‘extremely concerned’ at development of virus after woman (20) diesThu Feb 11 2016 - 16:40
Give Me a Crash Course In . . . Zika virusThe World Health Organisation says its spread around the tropics has been ‘explosive’. Here’s what you need to knowSat Jan 30 2016 - 01:00
Venezuelan president’s demand for powers rejectedPresident Nicolás Maduro sought the right to use treasury funds as he saw fitSun Jan 24 2016 - 18:33
Venezuela forced to declare ‘economic emergency’Slump in oil prices exposes government incompetenceMon Jan 18 2016 - 16:11
Bravo Lima: the Irish architects designing the ‘new geography’Grafton Architects, the Irish team behind the spectacular University of Engineering and Technology in Lima, wanted to create a building that was ‘specific to this unique place on earth’Sat Jan 16 2016 - 12:00
Venezuelan opposition takes assembly as Madura fights for controlBeleaguered Chavista president takes on MUD in court in bid to remain in officeTue Jan 05 2016 - 22:07
Rio Olympics will be a feast for the eyes – but a nightmare for the noseOrganisers of Games have failed to abide by their promise to clean up the city’s raw sewage problemSat Jan 02 2016 - 06:00
As Brazil’s voters turn on her, Rousseff loses her viceBrazilian president is feeling the heat, not least from deputy Michel TemerMon Dec 28 2015 - 01:00
Outgoing Argentinian president to skip Macri’s swearing-inCeremony will be muted as new president seeks to kickstart deeply flawed economyThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Venezuela’s ruling socialist party crushed in mid-term electionsOpposition United Democratic Table wins huge majority in weekend pollTue Dec 08 2015 - 01:00
Chavistas set to lose Venezuelan poll as region shifts rightPresident Nicolás Maduro vows to ‘go to the street to fight with the people’ if PSUV losesSat Dec 05 2015 - 02:00
Brazil president Dilma Rousseff faces impeachment proceedingsDramatic new twist in political crisis linked to corruption scandal at oil giant PetrobasThu Dec 03 2015 - 14:47
Venezuelan president hints he will not accept defeat in mid-term electionOpinion polls show populist left-wing movement set to lose control of national assemblyWed Dec 02 2015 - 18:23
Petrobras scandal: arrest of banker André Esteves rocks BrazilWorkers’ Party considering expelling senator Delcídio do Amaral following his arrestSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Tough challenges await new Argentinian presidentMauricio Macri defeated populist Peronist candidate Daniel Scioli by under three percentage points in run-off voteMon Nov 23 2015 - 17:53
Argentina’s political plates shift as Peronists face presidential run-off defeatOpposition leader Mauricio Macri holds an ample lead ahead of Sunday’s electionSat Nov 21 2015 - 03:00
Rise of right in presidential poll leads to Argentina’s first run-off voteDaniel Scioli and Mauricio Macri to face each other again on November 22ndTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Kirchner’s legacy at the centre of high-stakes electionArgentinians vote for a new president this Sunday following divisive election campaignFri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00
‘Get back here Diego’ - the Argentinian media reaction‘Beautiful. Dynamic, offensive, typical of the powerhouses. Because Argentina exists’Mon Oct 19 2015 - 10:19
Michael Dwyer’s family supports new film questioning his deathIrishman (24) was allegedly killed in a shoot-out with Bolivian police in 2009Mon Oct 12 2015 - 01:00
Brazil’s ex-president Lula to be questioned about Petrobras corruptionEfforts to impeach Dilma Rousseff overshadowed by supreme court decisionMon Oct 05 2015 - 01:00
Argentina gets glad eye from investors as election loomsStock exchange buoyed by international expectation of post-Kirchner rapprochementMon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00
Colombia and Farc announce peace talks breakthroughGuerrilla movement commits to laying down arms within 60 days of a final treatyThu Sept 24 2015 - 16:28
Brazil’s currency continues its dramatic slidePresident Rousseff struggles to win political support for austerity programmeWed Sept 23 2015 - 17:04
Brazil’s former president may be dragged into Petrobras scandalLeaked motion suggests Lula was aware of corruption at state-controlled oil companyMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Brazilian firms have credit ratings cut to junkSeveral leading Brazilian firms suffer credit downgrade amid country’s worst recession in decadesFri Sept 11 2015 - 13:13
Rousseff under fire as Brazil’s credit rating downgradedDecision to cut to junk likely to intensify calls for president to resign or face impeachmentFri Sept 11 2015 - 00:30
More than a quarter of Brazil’s congress accused of criminalitySurvey reveals members of congress from all political parties are being investigatedTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
Brazil’s 2016 budget intensifies fear of financial crisisA growing deficit and political divisions leaves Brazil on the brinkFri Sept 04 2015 - 08:50
The Norse did. The Irish might have. Did Arabs also reach America before Columbus?Many Irish would say St Brendan crossed the Atlantic in the first millennium. Now Khalid Abualkair, maker of ‘We Discovered America Before Columbus’, says we should look to Andalusia and Mali for the New World’s discoverersSat Aug 29 2015 - 01:00
Michael Lynn should be back by year-end to face charges – lawyerLynn fled Ireland in 2007 with debts of €80m and is attempting to overturn extradition bidMon Aug 24 2015 - 03:00
The prison ‘hell’ that Michael Lynn prefers to extraditionFrom a notoriously grim Brazilian jail, the fugitive Irish lawyer fights on not to be sent homeMon Aug 24 2015 - 03:00
Petrobras scandal deepens political crisis in BrazilLeader of lower house Eduardo Cunha could face trial over accusation he took $5m bribeMon Aug 24 2015 - 01:00
History of Americas’ oldest Jewish community brought to lightFirst synagogue in New World built in Recife in 1640 for Portuguese and Dutch JewsSat Aug 22 2015 - 05:00
Protesters call for impeachment of Dilma RousseffFresh corruption scandal as marches take place in 168 cities across BrazilMon Aug 17 2015 - 20:11
Mass rallies in Brazil to call for removal of presidentDilma Rousseff’s government dogged by investigation into Petrobras corruption scandalFri Aug 14 2015 - 19:54
Right wing opposition polls well in Argentina’s primariesCountry is set for most open presidential election in years after period of Peronist ruleMon Aug 10 2015 - 20:05
Cristina Kirchner defends ally accused of links to drug tradeJournalist’s allegations against cabinet chief Aníbal Fernández spark Peronist feudFri Aug 07 2015 - 20:00
Brazilian police arrest ex-cabinet chief over corruptionHigh-profile politican is latest focus of oil company Petrobas bribery probeTue Aug 04 2015 - 18:59
Petrobras fire sale threatens Brazil’s highly ambitious oil plansThe goal of raising $57.7 billion dwarfs the sector’s previous largest downsizingMon Aug 03 2015 - 01:00
Dilma Rousseff’s position as president of Brazil is precariousAmid a storm of policy and Petrobras, the president may not be the only one forced outMon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
