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‘Firenado’ forms as flames tear through sugarcane plantation in São Paulo

Initial reports suggested the sinkhole was caused by a collapsed drainage system, according to Iztapalapa's mayor.

The former president of Brazil has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after being found guilty for plotting a military coup.

A fight erupted in the senate involving two senior Mexican politicians.

Video shows communities in the affected areas dealing with flood waters and a messy clean-up.

The 6.4 magnitude earthquake interrupted the broadcast, shaking the equipment in the studio.

The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.

City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.

The third-fastest woman in history, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, took part in sports day at her son's school in Jamaica.

Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said.

Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.

At least 20 people have been injured after a factory making costumes for Carnival celebrations in Brazil caught fire.

The project aims to boost numbers of threatened tracajás turtles in Amazonas state.

Two people were killed in the accident, the Brazilian city's fire department said.

The body of water runs through industrial areas on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Heavy rain across the Brazilian city caused transport chaos and subway overcrowding.

Firefighters in Viña del Mar rescued more than 35 revellers trapped aboard a malfunctioning Ferris wheel.

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Brazil after heavy rain caused flooding in costal cities.

Bruno Lobo was practising filming with a new camera off the coast of Brazil, as he heard a woman screaming.