Argentina

The province of Buenos Aires faces repayments of 275 million dollars on January 26 which it says it cannot meet

Two new polls show early satisfaction with the government but doubts over the vice-president's pending corruption cases

Two rival candidates claim to be National Assembly speaker following yesterday's two separate votes

The government has passed a tough fiscal package to increase revenues and curb spending in some areas

Bolivia has expelled several Mexican and Spanish diplomats

After mass protests, the provincial government has backtracked on plans to allow the use of toxic chemicals in mining

Mendoza province has seen mass protests over plans to overturn a ban on cyanide in order to attract mining investments

Fitch and Standard & Poor's have downgraded Argentine credit ratings to 'restrictive' and 'selective default'