The Argentina summit comes amid tension with Russia over Ukraine and a US trade row with China.
The Buenos Aires summit brings together the heads of the 20 most industrialised nations.
A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.
The G20 summit of the world's most powerful leaders begins in Buenos Aires on Friday.
The second leg of the Copa Libertadores final between Boca Juniors and River Plate is moved 6,000 miles away to Madrid's Bernabeu.
The German chancellor will miss the start of the G20 in Argentina after her flight had to turn back.
Rio state governor Luiz Fernando Pezão is suspected of taking bribes when he was deputy governor.
The music genre, made famous by artists like Bob Marley, is added to a list of cultural treasures.
Rosario Murillo, wife of President Ortega, and her security adviser are accused of human rights abuses.
The rapper pleads not guilty to racketeering and firearms offences and is kept in custody.
The World Meteorological Organization says there's a 75-80% chance of the weather phenomenon forming by next February.
The rate of deforestation has risen 13.7% in a year, amid concern about the new president's policies.
Author Isabel Allende tells BBC 100 Women about how writing helps her move on from loss.
Latin music and K-pop are riding high in the UK charts - so why are Brits finally embracing songs in other languages?
A fish that can repair its own heart may hold clues for future treatments in people, according to a study.
A now-extinct monkey from Jamaica had South American roots, according to new DNA evidence.
Brazil's highly biodiverse Cerrado is being destroyed for soybean production, conservationists say.
Thousands of Venezuelans have fled to Brazil, trying to escape their country’s crisis.
Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador insists he will sell the presidential jet, despite the delay.