The accord reached in Lima sets the stage for the 2015 climate summit as Latin American countries took additional action on green initiatives.
The worst in eight decades, the southeast region's water crisis resulted in shortages in the country's most populous city and affected 40 million Brazilians.
During her next administration, the president wants to push a legislative package that includes campaign finance reform and greater female representation in politics.
On October 5, voters elected the most conservative legislature since the post-1964 period, as well as a larger number of political parties.
Mexico’s government is taking on infrastructure to boost the energy, transport, and communications sectors and lay the groundwork for a new airport in the capital.
The Supreme Court must decide if the plebiscite can move ahead, but some say the referendum would be unconstitutional and public support for it is divided.
Ahead of Uruguay's referendum to lower the age of criminal responsibility, AS/COA Online examines efforts to legislate the issue in four countries.