Haiti mourns carnival float victims
Craig TaylorHaiti declares three national days of mourning after a power line fell on to a carnival float in the capital, Port au Prince. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Mexico bus-train crash kills 16
At least 16 people are killed and 30 others injured in a collision between a freight train and a bus at a level crossing in northern Mexico. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Argentina leader may face bomb probe
An Argentine prosecutor asks a judge to investigate the country’s president over allegations she helped cover up Iran’s links to a 1994 bombing. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia’s Farc: No soldiers under 17
Colombia’s left wing Farc guerrillas announce that they will no longer look to recruit soldiers below the age of 17. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Dutchman released by Colombia’s ELN
Colombia’s second largest rebel group, the ELN, releases a Dutch citizen who had been held in captivity for more than a year. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Nisman death: Mystery DNA found
Argentine forensic experts find DNA from an unidentified person in the apartment where special prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead last month. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean