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Image copyright EPA Image caption Crowds of mourners have been patiently waiting to pay their respects to Fidel Castro Cubans possess an incredible capacity to wait. Whether in banks, in supermarket queues or at bus stops, I have seen countless Cubans wait their turn in the face of frustrating or …

Image copyright Jorge Rey/Newsmakers Image caption Fidel Castro welcomed Vladimir Putin when the Russian leader visited Cuba in 2000 I once travelled around a key site in the Cuban missile crisis on a cart pulled by oxen with a guide called Stalin. As we rattled through the mud alongside lush, …

Image copyright Island Records Image caption Though raised in Jamaica, Sean Paul has British roots – his grandmother was born in Rugby Dancehall star Sean Paul talks to the BBC about topping the charts, becoming a father and living next door to Usain Bolt. Sean Paul is not what you …

Image copyright Andrew Dobson Image caption Rock stacking may be good for photos, but it’s bad for wildlife Nature experts in Bermuda have urged people to stop prising rocks from the ground to make artfully arranged piles as it’s disturbing the habitat of a critically endangered lizard. Conservationists say rock …

Image caption Only small patches of snow and ice are left at the Chacaltaya ski resort Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, is currently enduring its worst drought in a quarter of a century. Glaciers in the surrounding Andean mountains are key to its water supply. Simon Parker visited the abandoned …

Thousands of Cubans have gathered in Revolution Square in Santiago to pay their final respects to former leader Fidel Castro. President Raul Castro, who took over power when his brother’s health deteriorated in 2006, was warmly welcomed by the crowd.

An agreement between the Colombian government and the Farc rebel group, ending more than 50 years of conflict, was rejected by Colombians in a vote in October. Shortly afterwards, it was announced that President Juan Manuel Santos would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Speaking to HARDtalk in Oslo on …

Football fans stood united as the bodies of Monday’s plane crash victims arrived at Brazil’s Chapecoense stadium for a memorial service. The BBC’s Julia Carneiro was at the stadium where one fan spoke of “immeasurable” loss.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has dedicated his Nobel Peace Prize to victims of the conflict with Farc rebels, asking them to stand at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Gustavo Vargas Villegas worked for the Bolivian aviation authority The Bolivian authorities have detained a second suspect over the air crash that killed most of Brazil’s Chapacoense football team last month. Prosecutors said Gustavo Vargas Villegas, a former aviation authority official, is being held on …