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The storm lashed Southern California and is heading to north to the state of Nevada.

Bernardo Arevalo promises to end elite rule in the country mired in poverty and gang violence.

Father Juan Carballosa says he faces imprisonment in his home country.

The search for peace will now be at the heart of campaigning in October's presidential run-off.

Kelso Cochrane's daughter is at the centre of the family's efforts to get the police files opened.

The storm is expected to hit Mexico's Pacific coast and then move towards southern California.

Another shootout prompts a call to tackle gang violence ahead of Sunday's presidential vote.

More than 5,000 people are forced out in a week as turf war and murders engulf Port-au-Prince.

A rise in drug crime in the once-peaceful country has dominated the build-up to Sunday's election.

Firefighters are still searching for people missing after a powerful explosion rocked San Cristóbal.

John Bathgate was hit twice when he was attacked near the Colombian border during a charity expedition.

Andrea González aims to be vice-president in Ecuador after her party's presidential candidate was shot dead.

Stuffing your greenbacks into the "mattress bank" is a way of life for many Argentines.

Unlike his Indiana Jones character, Ford says he likes snakes and called the discovery "humbling".

Local party leader Pedro Briones was shot by gunmen outside his home in Esmeraldas province.

Javier Milei gets the biggest number of votes in a primary considered a key indicator for the election.