The Latest Breaking News from South America

Scopolamine, more chillingly known as “devil’s breath,” is a drug with a dual identity. In medicine, it’s used to prevent motion sickness and nausea. But in the criminal underworld, particularly in parts of South America, it has gained a dark reputation as a substance that can erase memory, strip away…

The fate of a landmark trade deal with the European Union, which France is trying to block, looms large over a summit this week of South America's Mercosur bloc.

Five centuries ago, the Incas ruled the western half of South America with the help of a unique form of writing based on coloured and knotted cords. These strings, called khipus, recorded major events, tracked economic matters, and even encoded biographies and poetry, according to the Spanish chroniclers who witnessed…

Zara Larsson is supporting Tate McRae on her Miss Possessive tour in North America and South America, and Zara would love to collaborate with her in the future.

Argentina superstar stole the limelight again at a tournament where South America is saying ‘no mas’ to European hegemony

A motorcyclist riding through South America lost concentration on the road ahead for a brief moment, resulting in him riding off the side of a cliff.

Exclusive: Tours to the South American country are selling out, as Sir Michael Palin returns from filming

Google has signed an agreement with Chile to build an undersea fiber optic cable connecting South America with Asia and Oceania

A new analysis of ancient DNA reveals a previously unknown lineage of hunter-gatherers who lived in what is now Colombia.