The two sides reached a key agreement on transitional justice and set a deadline to sign a final peace accord: March 23, 2016.

Get highlights from speeches of Latin American presidents and other leaders from across the hemisphere in New York before the UN General Assembly.

Following last week's S&P downgrade, the Brazilian government is under even more pressure to reduce spending.

On September 6, a former comedian seen as a political outsider took the lion’s share of votes but failed to stave off a second round.

Elected last year, the “bullets, beef, and bible” caucus is pushing for legislation to weaken gun control and crack down on speech considered offensive.

The country’s elections have become a backdrop to a dramatic scandal engulfing the presidency.

A number of issues still could prove sticking points, but areas such as counternarcotics and the environment spell opportunities for cooperation.