Canadian student protest in Montreal

400 arrested in Quebec at demo against ban on mass protests

One-Minute Read Thu 24 May, AT 14:36

Canadian students rally against Bill 78, which forces demonstrators to seek police permission for marches

US

Secret Service sex scandal agents fight dismissals

One-Minute Read Wed 23 May, AT 13:54

Four agents fired after Colombia scandal say they are being made scapegoats for behaviour 'long tolerated'

marijuana

Police find four-ton marijuana raft adrift in Pacific Ocean

One-Minute Read Tue 22 May, AT 12:21

A $3.6m drugs haul has been discovered off California's coast, leaving authorities baffled

2012 film still

Ancient Mayan calculations cast doubt on 2012 doomsday

One-Minute Read Fri 11 May, AT 14:23

Scientists find oldest Mayan calendar - and it keeps going past 21 December 2012

Farc fashion label Chance by Colombia

Former Farc guerrillas launch fashion label in Colombia

First Post Thu 10 May, AT 15:56

New label 'Chance By Colombia' debuts at Bogota fashion show alongside Italian designer brands

Enrique Pena Nieto

Mexico presidential frontrunner in 'F**k your mother' Twitter storm

First Post Thu 10 May, AT 12:41

Twitter rises up against centre-left candidate Enrique Peña Nieto after failed hashtag stunt

Carlos Slim

World's richest man bids for Dutch telecoms giant Royal KPN

One-Minute Read Wed 9 May, AT 16:23

Telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim offers $2.1bn for a third of the company

Fernando Zylberberg

Star of Argentina's Olympic Falklands ad 'to miss' Games

One-Minute Read Wed 9 May, AT 14:23

Argentina red-faced as hockey player who caused outrage looks unlikely to take part in London 2012

Globe Tavern in the Falkland Islands

Argentina claims Falklands in 'disrespectful' Olympic video

Video Fri 4 May, AT 09:00

'To compete on English soil, we train on Argentine soil' says stirring advert, filmed in 'Las Malvinas'

Bolivia will pay for nationalised Spanish electricity company

One-Minute Read Thu 3 May, AT 13:44

Evo Morales pledges to compensate Red Electrica for taking control of Transportadora de Electricidad

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