The Latest Breaking News from South America

Tragic air disaster in Brazil claims 62 lives, including pilot. Investigation ongoing to determine cause of the crash.

The 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three prisoners immediately became the stuff of legend – and quickly film – that has never been fully explained. A new book about brothers John and Clarence Anglin, who planned the caper to freedom with a third felon, claims the trio survived and made…

Federal investigators say they have uncovered the DNA of a former U.S. Green Beret on some of the 60 automatic weapons he allegedly smuggled from Florida to South America as part of a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

A Venezuelan aid worker’s arrest while catching an international flight has cast a spotlight on the climate of fear and repression engulfing the South American nation in the wake of its disputed presidential election

Toulon rugby club chiefs offered a lifeline on Tuesday to their disgraced player Melvyn Jaminet, who was thrown out of France's tour of South America lin July for posting a video online that contained racially offensive remarks.

Hagar hopes to take the tour to South America and Europe, which could increase the chances of a Wolfgang guest spot in the future

Venezuela, the once-prosperous South American country now scarred by years of economic ruin and political repression, holds elections on July 28, with authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro seeking a third term.

The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country

Ten migrants drowned in the Darién Gap tragedy, emphasizing the dangers faced by those seeking passage from South America to Central America.

Deportation flights from Panama for undocumented US-bound migrants who have crossed the lawless Darien jungle from South America are expected to start imminently, a US official said Tuesday.

“Was the steak and wine as good as I’ve heard?” Undeniably the most common question I’m asked when I return from Argentina. And while my answer is – obviously – yes, the question is asked with good reason. The association with beef and steakhouses (parrillas in Spanish) and world-class malbecs…