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19 February 2014 Last updated at 20:42 ET

N America leaders at Mexico summitUS President Barack Obama shakes hands with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in Toluca, Mexico 19 February 2014

The leaders of the three major North American countries are meeting in Mexico to discuss trade, immigration, energy and other issues.

Leopoldo Lopez is escorted by the national guard into a vehicle after he turned himself in, during a demonstration in Caracas, on February 18, 2014Venezuelans gather for Lopez hearing

Supporters of Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez gather in Caracas but court hearing is transferred to military jail.

Gen Leonardo BarreroColombia's military chief replaced

The Colombian defence minister replaces military chief Gen Leonardo Barrero amid a series of scandals involving the armed forces.

Expert Views

Tim Vickery column

Wyre Davies Article written by Wyre Davies Wyre Davies Rio de Janeiro correspondent

Filming under fire in Brazil

20:41 UK time, Thursday, 13 February 2014

The death of cameraman Santiago Andrade was horrific - but sadly he is not the first Brazilian journalist to die at work, writes Wyre Davies.

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Special Reports

Quito Ecuador Direct

Reporting Ecuador by going beyond the headlines

Features & Analysis

  • Dr Virginia Helena Soares de Souza, centre, who is charged with killing seven patients, is escorted by police officers to a temporary prison in Curitiba, Parana state, Brazil on 19 February 2013 Angel of death?

    Doctor on murder charges throws Brazil hospital into turmoil

  • Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez gestures while speaking during an interview with Reuters in Caracas on 11 February, 2014Maverick

    The man accused of trying to topple the Venezuelan government

  • Aerial view of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Hill and the Mario Filho (Maracana) stadium in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilResurgent Rio

    Could crime threaten Rio de Janeiro's progress?

  • Cholita at fashion showHats off

    The women once banned from city squares, and now idolised

  • Patagonian ice fieldThe big chill Watch

    Stunning images of the Patagonian ice field go on show

  • Argentine musician - Victor HerediaPlaylist of freedom

    Music of a generation growing up under military rule in Argentina

  • An anti-government protestor in VenezuelaVenezuela rises

    How the battle on the streets is mirrored by a 'virtual' war online

  • Dominican passportsCaught red handed

    Why some Dominicans are having their fingerprints surgically altered

  • The horseback protest, from the environmental group Puelo Sin Torres.Horse power

    Indigenous women ride to protect Patagonian valley

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