A Peruvian fisherman was rescued after 95 days lost at sea, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive. An Ecuadorian fishing patrol found him adrift nearly 700 miles off the coast of Peru, severely dehydrated and in critical condition.

Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said. Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale. At least 20 people have been injured after a factory making costumes for Carnival celebrations in Brazil caught fire. The project aims to boost numbers of threatened tracajás turtles in Amazonas state. Two people were killed in the accident, the Brazilian city's fire department said. The body of water runs through industrial areas on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Heavy rain across the Brazilian city caused transport chaos and subway overcrowding. Firefighters in Viña del Mar rescued more than 35 revellers trapped aboard a malfunctioning Ferris wheel. A state of emergency has been declared in southern Brazil after heavy rain caused flooding in costal cities. Bruno Lobo was practising filming with a new camera off the coast of Brazil, as he heard a woman screaming. The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives. Throwing a mace out a window has historic significance in the country and previously happened in 1965. The BBC's Georgina Rannard shows a virtual rendition of Valeriana - which has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under the jungle canopy in Mexico. The former One Direction star has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Argentina. Video shows the San Francisco Church in Iquique, Chile engulfed in flames, with smoke rising above it.