Brazil prison chief removed over collusion in massacre allegationsLetters from dead inmates accuse man of accepting money from gang behind murdersThu Jan 12 2017 - 16:50
Brazil’s jails are a grisly battleground for rival drug gangsLast week’s massacres were shocking, but barbarism is routine inside Brazil’s prisonsSun Jan 08 2017 - 15:45
South America sees Latin populist tide recedeWorld in 2016 review: Corruption scandals in Brazil and chaos in VenezuelaThu Dec 29 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey prosecutor says ‘process will continue without him’‘Inevitable’ that OCI head would be released and allowed home to Ireland before trialWed Dec 21 2016 - 19:12
Brazil’s newly minted president already under siegeMichel Temer sinking under weight of Petrobras graft scandal and rage over austerityFri Dec 16 2016 - 19:31
Brazil court forwards senate president for embezzlement trialRenan Calheiros accused of misusing public funds to support daughter he had from affairFri Dec 02 2016 - 18:30
Colombia’s congress approves peace deal with FarcGovernment criticised over refusal to put revised agreement to second referendumThu Dec 01 2016 - 11:08
Colombia plane crash: ‘pilot indicated fuel problem’Miguel Quiroga had requested landing priority shortly before fatal crash near MedellínWed Nov 30 2016 - 20:07
Brazil in mourning after plane carrying soccer team crashesChapecoense staff and players among about 70 fatalities in crash near Medellín, ColombiaTue Nov 29 2016 - 19:46
Fidel Castro’s death reveals diverging views on human rightsIn Castro’s Cuba there was never a debate about balancing individual and social rightsTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
Fidel Castro: tragedy of a revolution that turned sourThe late leader brought great social advances to Cuba, but with these came repressionMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Castro exercised unparalleled influence over Latin AmericaAnalysis: Cuban leader seen as embodiment of resistance to dictators – and US powerSun Nov 27 2016 - 12:52
Brazilian minister accused in corruption scandal resignsPresident Michel Temer may face inquiry over influence peddlingFri Nov 25 2016 - 18:59
Latest Brazil resignation proves questions of ethics still unsolvedAnalysis: President seems to think it normal for minister to lobby another on personal interestsFri Nov 25 2016 - 16:11
Post-Olympics Rio descends into gang fuelled violenceCreator of favela ‘pacification’ programme quits as funding for security evaporatesMon Nov 07 2016 - 01:00
Brazilian politicians still feel the heat from Petrobras scandalFrom the president on down, Brasília’s political elite dangle as federal judges circleFri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00
National assembly calls for rebellion as Venezuela referendum is suspendedSitting of assembly disrupted by supporters of Chavista president Nicolás MaduroMon Oct 24 2016 - 18:40
Paisanos review: The Irish who helped bring freedom to Latin AmericaFrom Bernardo O’Higgins and William Brown to Richard Wall and Maria Camila O’Gorman, Tim Fanning expertly stitches rich biographies into his historical narrativeSat Oct 08 2016 - 05:00
Voters punish Brazil’s Workers’ Party in local electionsSupport for party led by Lula collapses as it loses 60% of votes after 13 years in powerMon Oct 03 2016 - 18:31
Ex-‘Apprentice’ host tipped to be next São Paulo mayorAnti-Workers’ Party climate in Brazil puts João Doria in the driving seat ahead of voteFri Sept 30 2016 - 01:00
End of 52-year insurgency in sight as Farc signs peace deal in ColombiaReferendum to be held on accord to stop conflict that has cost about 250,000 livesTue Sept 27 2016 - 01:00
Lula’s legal woes threaten legacy of popular ex-leaderCorruption charges may jeopardise plan by former president of Brazil to seek office againThu Sept 15 2016 - 16:49
Brazilian court paves way for extradition of Michael LynnLatest effort by fugitive ex-solicitor, who fled Ireland with €80m debts, to delay return is rejectedTue Sept 13 2016 - 20:56
Brazil politician who led Dilma Rousseff impeachment sackedEduardo Cunha expelled from congress after being caught lying about overseas accountsTue Sept 13 2016 - 18:50
OCI officials have their passports returned to themLawyer for Dermot Henihan, Kevin Kilty and Stephen Martin confirms passport returnTue Sept 13 2016 - 08:08
Pat Hickey humbled by support and says he is ‘completely innocent’Olympic figure vows to fight ticket charges and says he is not under house arrestMon Sept 12 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon to face trial in Rio ticket controversyBraxilian prosecutor charges 10 people in relation to ticket touting affairSat Sept 10 2016 - 00:12
Prosecutor confident court will accept OCI ticketing caseCourt must accept charges against Patrick Hickey and Kevin Mallon or throw them outFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
OCI sports director Martin Burke named in Rio tickets inquiryProsecutor says Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon could receive terms of 8-10 years if convictedThu Sept 08 2016 - 21:22
Rio police to name new Irish suspect in OCI ticketing affairHickey and Mallon formally charged; both remain silent when questioned by policeWed Sept 07 2016 - 08:34
Kevin Mallon refuses to answer police questions on OCI ticketsPolice due to interview OCI head Pat Hickey on Tuesday over alleged involvement in affairMon Sept 05 2016 - 22:15
Pat Hickey had sent wish list of tickets for Rio 2016 OlympicsText unfavourably compared OCI ticket allocation for Rio with what it received in 2012Sat Sept 03 2016 - 09:43
Analysis: Dilma Rousseff ousted in Brazil because she was utterly incompetentWhatever reform is promised, Brazilians remain hostages of their own political classThu Sept 01 2016 - 17:19
Pat Hickey praises ‘kindness’ of prison authorities after releaseAdministrative delay meant Olympic Council of Ireland figure spent extra night in Bangu jailWed Aug 31 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey leaves Rio prison after judge orders his releaseEx-OCI chief driven out without speaking to media waiting at Bangu 10 prison entranceTue Aug 30 2016 - 17:29
Judge signs order for OCI’s Pat Hickey to be releasedRuling follows decision on Saturday to grant habeas corpus to Irishman Kevin MallonMon Aug 29 2016 - 19:57
Irish man Kevin Mallon released from jail in RioRelease was delayed when authorities could not find electronic ankle monitor for himSun Aug 28 2016 - 08:02
Pat Hickey and THG co-ordinated response to ticket row, emails showCorrespondence between the two appears to contradict claims made by OCI presidentSat Aug 27 2016 - 13:15
OCI appoints Grant Thornton to produce report on Rio ticketingReport will look at Pro10 role as Olympic Council of Ireland’s ticket seller for the GamesSat Aug 27 2016 - 01:00
Rio police told Pat Hickey in charge of OCI ticketingOCI officials Kevin Kilty and Stephen Martin not suspects in alleged touting controversyFri Aug 26 2016 - 11:26
Rio police begin to piece together OCI Olympic ticketing jigsawPolice say Olympic Council of Ireland officials confirmed Pat Hickey in charge of ticketingFri Aug 26 2016 - 08:03
Rio police satisfied two OCI officials not involved in toutingPolice likely to recommend return of passports to Stephen Martin and Kevin KiltyThu Aug 25 2016 - 23:23
Police believe two OCI officials had no role in ticket toutingKevin Kilty and Stephen Martin interviewed by detectives in RioThu Aug 25 2016 - 13:39
Olympic tickets: Pat Hickey case not yet assigned Rio judgeOCI president and Kevin Mallon said to be ‘keeping well’ as they await decisionThu Aug 25 2016 - 01:00
Pat Hickey and Marcus Evans had email, text contact - Rio policePair discussed arrest of Kevin Mallon, Irish finance director of THGTue Aug 23 2016 - 23:11
Brazilian police say evidence links Pat Hickey and Marcus EvansInvestigators have examined the Olympic Council of Ireland president’s emailsTue Aug 23 2016 - 22:18
Pat Hickey did not seek to evade Brazilian police, lawyers sayOfficials who arrested OCI president said wife told them he was gone to IrelandTue Aug 23 2016 - 09:42
Police to question three OCI officials in tickets inquiryDermot Henihan, Kevin Kilty and Stephen Martin agreed to go to a local police stationTue Aug 23 2016 - 07:40
Rings a bell - Our writers’ memories of RioFrom Thomas Barr’s heroics, to the lows of Michael Conlon and Katie Taylor’s exitsMon Aug 22 2016 - 07:00
Brazilian police seek to seize John Delaney’s passportFAI chief, who is OCI vice president, and five other OCI figures named in warrant following interview with Hickey over ticket controversySun Aug 21 2016 - 21:13
