Mexico boosts security in Acapulco
Mexican federal forces are deployed to dozens of towns in a violence-ridden area of Mexico following the disappearance of 43 students in September. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexican federal forces are deployed to dozens of towns in a violence-ridden area of Mexico following the disappearance of 43 students in September. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
More than half the carbon stored in the Amazon is on indigenous lands at risk of destruction which could threaten the climate, say scientists. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos demands an explanation from Gen Ruben Dario Alzate about his kidnapping following his release on Sunday. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia’s largest rebel group, the Farc, says Gen Alzate and two other hostages it kidnapped earlier this month will be freed later. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
One of Latin America’s most beloved comic actors, the Mexican Roberto Gomez Bolanos, or “Chespirito”, dies at the age of 85. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil says deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has dropped by 18% in the past year, but campaigners dispute the figures. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean