Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body

The feline was found carrying 235.65g of marijuana and 67.76g of heroin, authorities say.

City officials say they are acting to rescue and save the lives of the affected animals.

A large-scale bomb attack was thwarted by police before Gaga's first concert in Brazil since 2012.

The third-fastest woman in history, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, took part in sports day at her son's school in Jamaica.

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.

A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.

The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.

Locals call the shacks "suicide homes" with authorities planning a forced evacuation if necessary.

Throwing a mace out a window has historic significance in the country and previously happened in 1965.

There have been no reported fatalities, according to the fire department.

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.