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The Peruvian man said he wanted to show off the mummy, which is at least 600 years old, to his friends.

Ovidio Guzmán was arrested in January after a gun battle in which more than a dozen people died.

Police in Ecuador found 8.8 tonnes of cocaine destined for Belgium in the port of Guayaquil.

Protesters gathered near the presidential palace in Mexico City, and organisers claim 500,000 took part.

Suspected gang members are pictured in a huge new jail, part of El Salvador's "war on crime".

Mexico's president described Dina Boluarte's government as "unconstitutional", sparking fury in Peru.

Stolen images of an adult entertainment star are being used to con victims out of thousands of dollars.

Cosori has received reports of air fryers catching fire and causing minor burns and property damage.

The reform reduces the size and the budget of the independent body overseeing elections in Mexico.

Samba school Imperatriz Leopoldinense wins the title of this year's carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro.

Successful boxer Vernon Vanriel became stranded in Jamaica after the UK refused his entry to the country.

Genaro García Luna, a key drugs war figure, is found guilty of taking bribes from a drug cartel.

The plan was swiftly denounced by pro-migrant groups, who likened it to Trump-era policies.

The informant was a senior member of an organised crime group and gave evidence in a murder trial last year.

Entire hillsides collapsed onto homes after record rainfall hit towns on the coast east of São Paulo.

Torrential rains plunge entire neighbourhoods under water and trigger landslides in São Paulo state.