Nine El Salvador ex-soldiers held

Nine former soldiers from El Salvador hand themselves in to the authorities over the killing of six Jesuit priests and two women in 1989.

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Guatemala ends Torres poll hopes

Guatemala's constitutional court rules former first lady Sandra Torres is ineligible to run in September's election to succeed her ex-husband as president.

Real Madrid sign Argentine seven-year-old

Spanish football club Real Madrid sign a seven-year-old Argentine boy after seeing him in try-outs, a club spokesman says.

• Brazil tribe overrun by 'dealers'

  A tribe of Brazilian Indians which has had no contact with the outside world is believed to have come under attack by suspected drug dealers, officials say.

• Colombia arrests Indonesia official

  The ex-treasurer of Indonesia's biggest political party is arrested in Colombia after weeks on the run following corruption claims.

• American halts Cuba to US swim

• Colombia revises conflict tactics

• Chavez goes to Cuba for treatment

• Chile marks year since mine blast

• Brazil defence minister resigns

• Cuba rejects US contractor appeal

• Mexico town's police force quits

• Storm Emily breaks up over Haiti

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• The call of Ronaldinho

  Why former superstar is back in the reckoning for Brazil

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