economy Brazil's markets tumble after Standard & Poor's cuts credit rating to junk Brazil’s economy in the run-up to Olympic year in Rio is on shaky ground after Standard & Poor’s slashed its credit rating to “junk” status. The real 10/09/2015
Sport US request extradition for disgraced former Fifa exec Leoz Nicolas Leoz has become the latest disgraced former fifa official on the US department’s extradition hit list. Paraguay has officially received an 24/07/2015
Sport Copa America: Peru set up semi-final with hosts Chile Peru will face hosts Chile in the semi-finals of the Copa America after they dominated Bolivia in the last eight. Paolo Guerrero lit up the stage in 26/06/2015
the corner Bloopers: Johnny Herrera's slip up When an outfield player makes a mistake, there is, more often that not, an opportunity to rectify the error but goalkeepers don’t have this luxury 20/04/2015
Sport Peru, Argentina, Bolivia to host 2016 Dakar Rally Covering 8,000 kilometres of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, the 2016 Dakar Rally will take in challenging sand dunes before the taking the drivers to 17/04/2015
Sport Volvo Ocean Race: Dongfeng falls foul at Cape Horn The American Turkish vessel AlvinMedica was the first to pass Cape Horn on the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race but the day’s been dominated by the 31/03/2015
Sport Dakar Rally: Rodrigues and Al-Attiyah claim stage six Helder Rodrigues won stage six of this year’s Dakar Rally. The Portuguese Honda rider held off the big guns over the 318 km timed special between 09/01/2015
Sport Coma clinches the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally Reigning champion Marc Coma produced a superb display to clinch the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally on Thursday. After two consecutive second-place 08/01/2015
Sport Michal Hernik dies during Dakar Rally Polish motorbike rider Michal Hernik died on Tuesday while racing in the Dakar Rally in Argentina. The 39-year-old was discovered 300 metres from the 07/01/2015
Sport Dakar Rally: Walkner and Terranova celebrate stage three victories Stage three of the Dakar Rally took the competitors over 542 km from San Juan to Chilecito in Argentina with 284 km of the route a timed special 06/01/2015
Sport Dakar 2015: Joan Barreda clinches stage 2 Spain’s Joan Barreda overcame a nervous start to clinch the second stage of this year’s Dakar Rally, which is divided into 13 stages, crossing 05/01/2015
Sport 2015 Dakar rally route unveiled The route for the 2015 Dakar rally was unveiled on Wednesday. The 37th edition of the gruelling race, the seventh to be held on South American 19/11/2014
Unreported Europe Butterflies beating their wings for change in Colombia Buenaventura is a bustling deep water port on Colombia’s Pacific coast. Home to some 400,000 people it is rich in natural and commercial resources 12/09/2014
interview 'In Colombia drug lords have state power' claims Bogota's Mayor Bogotá, the capital and largest city of Colombia is the country’s most populous conurbation. Since 1998 it has been run by leftist mayors. The latest 16/05/2014
the global conversation Colombia's President Santos: 'I want to end FARC conflict once and for all' The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has been in power since August 2010. Before being elected head of state, he was Minister of Foreign 18/04/2014
Colombia Independiente Santa Fe buy shirts from street vendor after forgetting kit A football team was forced to play in knock-off replica shirts after forgetting its away kit. Columbian side Independiente Santa Fe had to buy the 22/10/2013
