Ex-Guatemalan president freed in US
Craig TaylorFormer Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo is released from jail in the United States after serving a sentence for taking $ 2.5m in bribes. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Top Panama judge guilty of corruption
The suspended chief of Panama’s supreme court pleads guilty to charges of illicit enrichment and is sentenced to five years in detention. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Birdman, Redmayne, Moore lead Oscars
Birdman by Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu wins the Oscar for best picture and best director BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
‘Coup plot’ charge for Caracas mayor
Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma is indicted for plotting violence against Venezuela’s government – a move condemned by the opposition. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mayor held in Venezuela police raid
The mayor of Venezuela’s capital is arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt, with President Nicolas Maduro saying he must “answer for his crimes”. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Argentines rally over Nisman death
Hundreds of thousands attend marches in Argentina to mark the unresolved death one month ago of prosecutor Alberto Nisman. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean