Now playing Next world news Zika virus continues to spread as pregnant women are advised to avoid traveling to Latin America
Now playing Next Venezuela 1000 Colombians deported as Venezuelan President Maduro keeps border closed A week into the border closure between Venezuela and Colombia and around a thousand Colombians have been deported as of Wednesday. Venezuelan 27/08/2015
Now playing Next world news Thousands of Peru coca growers hit by anti-cocaine drive A family of coca growers in Peru try to salvage their damaged crops after their plot was destroyed by a government eradication campaign. Thousands 18/08/2015
Now playing Next Sport River Plate win third Copa Libertadores title River Plate capped off a remarkable comeback to the top of South American football after winning their third Copa Libertadores title in the club’s 06/08/2015
Now playing Next musica Dudamel's gift of Beethoven to brotherly Bogota Celebrated Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel revels in bringing the entire spectrum of Beethoven's symphonies to Colombia in a further triumph for the groundbreaking Simón Bolivar Orchestra 21/07/2015
Now playing Next musica Rehearsing with the Simón Bolívar, an orchestra like no other In this extra feature Maestro Dudamel tells Musica about what it means to belong to the Simón Bolívar Orchestra and speaks of Beethoven’s importance 21/07/2015
Now playing Next Bolivia 'Communist crucifix' gift to pope in Bolivia raises eyebrows Pope Francis in Bolivia on his South American tour looked somewhat bemused when his host President Evo Morales handed him an unusual gift : a wooden 09/07/2015
Now playing Next world news Boosting foreign trade on agenda at tenth Pacific Alliance Summit The tenth Pacific Alliance Summit saw the Presidents of Peru, Colombia, Chile and Mexico gather in the Peruvian seaside resort of Paracas. There 03/07/2015
Now playing Next Sport Argentina thrash Paraguay to reach Copa America final Argentina reached the final of the Copa America in emphatic style thrashing Paraguay 6-1 in the semis in Concepcion, Chile. Angel Di Maria scored 01/07/2015
Now playing Next Sport Hosts Chile beat Peru to reach Copa America final Hosts Chile are through to their first Copa America final in 28 years after seeing off Peru in a hot tempered semi final in Santiago. Former 30/06/2015
Now playing Next Mexico Spain's King Felipe makes historic visit to Mexico Spain’s King Philipe has been awarded the “keys to Mexico City” during the Royal’s first state visit to a Latin American country. The main aim of 30/06/2015
Now playing Next World Exclusive: Colombia's president on fighting FARC and the war on drugs Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos discusses the achievement of a travel agreement between South America and Europe and how his country is fighting FARC and the war on drugs. 23/06/2015
Now playing Next World Greek debt crisis is “absolute supremacy of capital over humans” Pro tempore president of Celac – the Community of Latin American and Carribean States – Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa was in Brussels to take 17/06/2015
Now playing Next state of the union Europe Weekly: Greece on the brink....again In this episode of Europe Weekly, Greece angers EU and IMF officials as the government fails to convince them why they should release further bailout 12/06/2015
Now playing Next Europe News EU meeting overshadowed by Greek debt talks EU leaders met their counterparts from Latin American and the Caribbean on Thursday in a summit largely overshadowed by the ongoing Greek debt talks 11/06/2015
Now playing Next world news Cuba and Colombia on EU-CELAC agenda More initiatives to promote trade and financial links are expected on the second and final day of the EU-CELAC “partnership” summit in Brussels. Day 11/06/2015
Now playing Next world news EU charming CELAC states for trade and investment stakes The first EU-CELAC Summit — the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States — was held in January 2013, in Santiago 10/06/2015
Now playing Next Europe News EU pledges fresh help to Latin America, Carribean The EU has pledged 118 million euros in investment support for Latin America and Caribbean nations at the start of a two-day summit. The European 10/06/2015
Now playing Next World EU set for key Latin America meeting Leaders from Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean will meet again in Brussels this Wednesday and Thursday. More than 60 heads of state and 09/06/2015
Now playing Next Uruguay Uruguay: mourners pay tribute to acclaimed writer Eduardo Galeano Mourners have gathered at Uruguay’s Legislative Palace to pay their their final respects to Eduardo Galeano. The journalist and author died earlier 15/04/2015
Now playing Next Panama Obama and Maduro meet for first time amid US-Venezuela tension President Obama briefly met his Venezuelan counterpart for the first time on the margins of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. Greatly exceeding 12/04/2015
