South America
Chapecoense awarded Sudamericana title
South American football confederation CONMEBOL agreed Monday to award the Copa Sudamericana to Brazilian club Chapecoense, whose team was wiped out in a plane crash while heading to the final.
September 28, 2015
Supermoon' coincides with lunar eclipse
People around the world watch the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called "supermoon".
September 18, 2015
Chile confronts major quake with fortified buildings, alerts
The most stunning thing about Chile's Wednesday night's earthquake is probably the relatively low amount of havoc caused by such a powerful shake.
April 30, 2015
Rubella eradicated from Americas
North and South America became the first regions of the world to eradicate rubella, or German measles, after no home-grown cases in five years.