Venezuela bus crash kills 11 people
Craig TaylorA bus veers off a highway and plunges into a lake in central Venezuela, killing at least 11 people and injuring 36. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Hundreds protest over Chile bishop
Hundreds of people in Chile try to stop the ordination of Catholic Bishop Juan Barros, accusing him of covering up a sex abuse scandal. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexican man freed after 23 years
A Mexican-American man convicted for the 1992 murder of his sister and brother-in-law is freed after a court rules he confessed under torture. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Alba backs Venezuela over US spat
Members of the left-wing Latin American Alba group express their support for Venezuela as tensions between the country and the US rise. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazilian party treasurer charged
The public prosecutor in Brazil formally charges the treasurer of the governing Worker’s Party with corruption in the Petrobras scandal. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Big rallies against Brazil president
Hundreds of thousands of people across Brazil join demonstrations against President Dilma Rousseff over a corruption scandal at Petrobras oil company. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean