Americas Archives

January 5, 2013

US rape case loophole prompts uproar

(BBC) California lawmakers have vowed to close a loophole that allowed a man's rape conviction to be overturned because his victim was not married. An arcane state law says a person who gets consent for sex by pretending to be someone else is guilty of rape only if posing as the victim's spouse.

June 6, 2012

Montreal protest resonates across Canada and in U.S.

(CBC) Solidarity rallies occur in Toronto, Vancouver, New York, even Berlin.

April 29, 2011

Venezuela Institutes Windfall Oil Tax to Support Social Programs, Education

(AP) CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela is imposing a windfall profits tax on royalties from oil projects when crude prices are above $40 a barrel, seeking to squeeze as much as $16 billion mostly out of foreign oil companies, the government said Tuesday.

February 24, 2011

Gender Violence on the Rise in Honduras

(Inside Costa Rica) Tegucigalpa - At least 100 Honduran children have been left motherless so far this year.

February 23, 2011

Spike reported in number of stillborn dolphins on coast

(Sun Herald) GULFPORT -- Baby dolphins, some barely three feet in length, are washing up along the Mississippi and Alabama shorelines at about 10 times the normal number for the first two months of the year, researchers are finding.

July 2, 2010

Storm delays oil capture vessel

(BBC) The use of a new vessel to capture oil at the Deepwater Horizon spill site in the Gulf of Mexico is delayed by tropical storm Alex.
July 1, 2010

Floods hit north-east Mexico

(BBC) Hurricane Alex brings floods to north-east Mexico, paralysing the city of Monterrey, as it starts to weaken.

'Spycraft'

(BBC) US bail hearing gives glimpse of 'espionage'

Obama urges immigration reform

President Obama presses for US immigration policy reform in his first major speech on the issue since taking office.
June 30, 2010

Southern Mexico hit by earthquake

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca but no major damage is reported.
June 27, 2010

Colombia assembly leader attacked

Gunmen seriously injure the president of the assembly in the Colombian city of Medellin.

Afghan war 'hard and slow' - CIA

The war in Afghanistan has been "harder and slower" than expected, CIA director Leon Panetta concedes.
June 25, 2010

Protests mar indigenous summit

(BBC) Left-wing Latin American leaders meeting in Ecuador agree to promote indigenous rights, while Indians protest outside.
June 22, 2010

Mexico in Arizona legal challenge

Mexico tells a US federal court that Arizona's new immigration law is unconstitutional and discriminatory against Mexican citizens.

Jamaica arrests 'drug lord' Coke

Police in Jamaica arrest suspected drug lord Christopher "Dudus" Coke, wanted in the US, after a long manhunt.
June 21, 2010

Dozens killed by floods in Brazil

Floods engulf two states in north-east Brazil, killing dozens and forcing at least 100,000 to flee their homes.
June 20, 2010

Santos wins Colombian election

Government candidate Juan Manuel Santos wins convincingly in the final round of Colombia's presidential elections.

BP 'estimated higher oil amount'

(BBC) An internal document reveals BP estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day could, in theory, flow from the ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.

Colombians vote for new president

(BBC) Colombians vote in a run-off election to choose a new president, with Juan Manuel Santos a clear favourite.
June 17, 2010

Native Canadians to recall abuse

(BBC) Indigenous Canadians attend a truth commission to tell of their suffering in boarding schools set up to assimilate them.
June 16, 2010

US expands sanctions on Iran

(BBC) The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.

Coca conundrum

Bolivia struggles with a rise in cocaine production
June 15, 2010

US oil firms 'not ready' for leak

US oil bosses are criticised by a Congressional panel in the wake of the BP spill, as Barack Obama prepares to address the nation.

Under review

(BBC) Oil industry assesses safety of deep offshore drilling
June 14, 2010

Obama urges clean-energy push

(BBC) US President Obama asks supporters to back a campaign for clean energy, as he visits areas affected by the BP oil spill.
June 9, 2010

Jail term for ex-Colombia officer

A former Colombian army colonel is jailed for the forced disappearance of 11 people in Bogota 25 years ago.

Battling cartels

(BBC) Mexico's long struggle to win 'war on drugs'

Your ideas

18 ways readers would have tackled the oil spill
June 8, 2010

Big strides

(BBC) Children of Hispanic immigrants choose a US way of life
June 6, 2010

BP 'capturing half Gulf oil leak'

BP's latest bid to cap a ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is now capturing more than half the estimated leak, it tells the BBC.
June 5, 2010

BP's cap 'funnels 6,000 barrels'

(BBC) BP's latest effort to stem the Gulf of Mexico oil spill captured 6,000 barrels in 24 hours, a US official says, raising hopes of success.
June 4, 2010

US names new intelligence head

President Obama nominates Pentagon official Gen James Clapper as his new director of national intelligence.

BP begins to funnel off oil spill

A new cap placed by BP over a ruptured Gulf of Mexico well begins to funnel a small portion of leaking oil to the surface.
May 21, 2010

Brazil officials held for logging

(BBC) Brazil arrests 70 people suspected of illegal deforestation in the Amazon, including environmental officials.
May 18, 2010

US wealth gap grows between races

(BBC) A new study suggests the wealth gap between white and black people in the US increased fourfold in 23 years.
May 17, 2010

Tea Party scores US poll victory

Rand Paul of the Tea Party is among the winners in US primaries seen as key indicators for November's mid-terms.

US changes rule on youth convicts

(BBC) The US Supreme Court bans life sentences with no parole for young criminals who have not committed murder.
May 16, 2010

US unmoved by BP curb on oil leak

The US says the success of a move by BP to curb a leak in the Gulf of Mexico is "not clear" and the technique is "no solution".
May 12, 2010

US senators unveil climate bill

(BBC) US senators unveil a long-awaited climate change bill, which includes divisive plans on offshore oil-drilling.

Oil blowout device 'was faulty'

Congressional investigators say the device meant to halt an oil leak after the Gulf of Mexico rig blast was faulty.
May 10, 2010

Haiti rally urges Preval to quit

(BBC) Police in Haiti fire tear gas as more than 1,000 protesters demand that President Rene Preval step down.

US Supreme Court judge named

President Barack Obama nominates Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, as Republicans pledge to review her experience.
May 9, 2010

EU backs Bolivia nationalisation

(BBC) A senior EU official says Bolivia has the right to nationalise companies as long as they are offered compensation.

Tweeting to the top - huge Twitter following for Chavez

(BBC) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Twitter account has more followers than any other in Venezuela, prompting him to hire 200 people to sift through the responses.

BP wrestles with oil spill hitch

(BBC) Oil company BP scrambles to find a way to contain oil gushing from a blown-out well on the seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico.
May 8, 2010

US warns of terror 'consequences'

(BBC) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warns of "severe consequences" if a terror attack against the US were ever traced to Pakistan.

Oil spill crew describes accident

(BBC) A deadly blast on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by exploding methane gas, US media reports.
May 7, 2010

Funnel 'poised over' US oil spill

(BBC) A giant funnel is positioned above a blown-out oil well in the seabed in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to contain leaking oil.
May 6, 2010

Watching, waiting

(BBC) Oil slick spreads uncertainty in US coast communities
May 5, 2010

BP seals off first Gulf oil leak

BP seals the smallest of the three leaks spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, as it prepares to cover the site with an iron box.

MORE CURRENT HEADLINES

Afghanistan
AFP Asia Pacific
Africa
Africa Have Your Say
African
Alpine skiing
Also in the news
American Football
Americas
AP
Arsenal
Arts & Culture
Asia
Asia Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Aston Villa
Athletics
Australasia
Australia
Baseball
Basketball
Beds, Bucks & Herts
Beds/Bucks/Herts
Berkshire
Birmingham
Black country
Blackburn
Blogs
Bolton
Boxing
Bradford
Bradford & West Yorkshire
Bradford and West Yorkshire
Bristol
Bristol/Somerset
Business
Cambridgeshire
Celtic
Championship
Chelsea
China
Click
Companies
copenhagen
Cornwall
Country profiles
Coventry & Warwickshire
Coventry/Warwickshire
Cricket
Crossing Continents
Cumbria
Cycling
Davos 2009
Derbyshire
Devon
Disability Sport
Dorset
Earth News
East Asia
Eastern Europe
Economy
Edinburgh East and Fife
Edinburgh, East & Fife
Edinburgh, East and Fife
Education
Education & Family
Egypt
England
English
Entertainment
Entertainment & Arts
Entertainment and Arts
Entertainment/Arts
Environment
Essex
Euro 2008
Europe
Everton
FA Cup
Features preview index - WILL NOT PUBLISH
Fencing
Figure skating
Food Crisis
Football
Formula 1
Formula One
Foyle & West
Foyle and West
From Our Own Correspondent
Front page
Fulham
Funny Old Game
Germany
Glasgow and West
Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West
Gloucestershire
Golf
Green Room
Guernsey
Gymnastics
Hampshire
HARDtalk
Have Your Say
Health
Hereford/Worcs
Hibernian
Highlands & Islands
Highlands and Islands
Hockey
Horse Racing
Hull
Human Rights
Humber
Hurricane Ike
Ice Hockey
In Pictures
India
International Teams
Internationals
Ipswich
Iran
Iraq
IRIN News
Irish
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Jersey
Journal
Judo
Kent
Lancashire
Latin America
Latin America & Caribbean
League Cup
Leicester
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
Liverpool
London
London 2012
Luge
Macclesfield
Magazine
Man City
Man Utd
Manchester
Merseyside
Mid Wales
Middle East
Middlesbrough
Moneybox
MotoGP
Motorbikes
Motorsport
Music
N Ireland Politics
Newcastle
News
News Front Page
News Websites
Newsbeat
Newsnight
Newspapers
Norfolk
North Africa
North East Wales
North East/N Isles
North West Wales
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northern Ireland
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
Notts County
Obama inauguration
Olympics
Op-Ed
Oscars
Other sport...
Oxfordshire
Pakistan
Paralympics
Photo essay
Photo Galleries
Politics
Portsmouth
Premier League
Press Release
Programmes
promo
Radio Stations
Rangers
Reading
regular
Religion
Rising sea levels
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Russia
Sailing
Science & Environment
Science and Environment
Science/Environment
Science/Nature
Scot Prem
Scotland
Scottish Cups
Scottish Premier
separator
Shropshire
Snooker
SOL
Somalia
Somerset
South Africa
South Asia
South East Wales
South of Scotland
South West Wales
South Yorkshire
South-East Asia
Spain
Special Reports
Sports Personality
Sri Lanka
Staffordshire
Stoke & Staffordshire
Suffolk
Sunderland
Surrey
Sussex
Swansea
Swimming
Taekwondo
Tayside & Central
Tayside and Central
Technology
Tees
Television
Tennis
The Green Room
The P Word
Today
Tottenham
TV and Radio
Tyne
UK
UK election
UK Politics
US
US & Canada
US and Canada
US Elections 2008
US Politics
Vancouver 2010
Video
Vote USA 2008
Wales
Wales politics
Wear
Website
Weightlifting
Welsh
West Ham
West Indies
West Midlands
West Yorkshire
wide popup
Wiltshire
Wire Services
World
World Cup 2010
World News America
worldNews
York & North Yorkshire
York and North Yorkshire
Your Money
Your News