The military is no longer a threat to the governments of the region, but there are still tensions when it comes to defining their mission, power and resources, particularly in countries marked by violence, such as Colombia and Mexico
A trial to establish the truth over what happened on the Argentine mission began this week, led by the testimony of its remaining survivor
Doctors in many countries on the continent have spent the pandemic writing prescriptions for the antiparasitic drug to fight Covid-19, despite widespread doubts in the scientific community over its use
Considered a Living Human Treasure by UNESCO, she worked for years to preserve the culture of indigenous people from Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America
Carfentanil is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 50 times stronger than heroin, and its use in humans is banned
More cases have been detected in the city of Rosario, while Argentine authorities have ordered the deportation of the man accused of distributing the poisoned drug in the capital
Chile, Nicaragua and Honduras will elect presidents, Argentina goes to the ballots in a crucial legislative poll and Venezuela will hold a regional vote with the presence of opposition candidates
The conservative candidate took 52.5% of the vote to defeat Andrés Arauz, who had been backed by former president Rafael Correa
The 42-year-old woman, who is the 129th person the organization has helped locate, is yet to meet her real father and older brother
The decision by President Macri to ask for assistance from the fund has awakened fears of the country’s worst economic crises
The Argentinian capital is churning out vast numbers of Children’s TV productions watched worldwide with shows like ‘I’m Luna’ to be translated into 15 languages and shown in 150 countries
Red Cross will soon start exhuming bodies that lie under graves marked as “known by God alone”
Nun latest to be arrested in pedophile scandal involving Catholic clergy at school in Mendoza
Military-style operation brought chaos to Ciudad del Este as gunfire and blasts broke out across city
Activists in Buenos Aires have set up emergency services that work in the capital’s slums
Police arrest ex-boyfriend of one of victims as country fights to stop violence against women
Amid outcry over Argentina’s femicide rate, cleric says matrimony is now a “provisional bond”
Social Development Ministry apologizes for “mistake” that slipped into its New Year greeting
Court reopens case brought by Alberto Nisman, whose death two years ago has still not been explained
Former president slams judge in charge of corruption investigation in messages posted on Twitter
Casa Rosada rooftop will now house organic garden supplying vegetables to the in-house cafeteria
Oscar-nominated Argentinean actress Norma Aleandro “embarrassed” by star’s A-list event
Martial arts teacher stabs ex-wife, her aunt and grandmother, adding to 200-a-year female murder rate
Prices for goods including clothing and electronics are three times lower across the border
Downing Street looks to leave past behind and begin a new era in relations that would lead to lifting of restrictions to carry out oil exploration in South Atlantic
The nation celebrates the 200th anniversary of its independence from Spain, and ponders how it once competed with the US before deteriorating under dictatorships and crises