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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 …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Armed soldiers raided the toy distributor’s warehouses Venezuelan authorities have arrested two toy company executives and seized almost four million toys, which they say they will distribute to the poor. Officials accused the company of hoarding toys and hiking prices in the run-up to Christmas. …

Image copyright EPA Image caption Three days of mourning were announced in seven-year-old Yuliana’s home department of Cauca. The funeral has been taking place in the Colombian capital, Bogota, of a seven-year-old girl from a poor family who was raped and killed on Sunday. Yuliana Samboni’s body – which showed …