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Watch: Police dress as Santa to raid drug dealers

Officers decided it was time to check who's been naughty and nice.

Why have Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny broken up?

The pair have chosen to part ways as they end their romance on a high note.

'A Christmas to celebrate': 5yo migrant granted visa to attend school after Herald investigation

Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.

Visiting the world's most remote Irish Pub on the edge of Antarctica

Penguins, whales and polar icebergs were to be expected. A pint of porter was not.

Where to go in Peru after you've ticked off Machu Picchu

There's more to Peru than you think.

Venezuela orders oil drilling in Guyana-run territory

Financial Times: Fear rises as Caracas claims ‘overwhelming’ mandate to exploit deposits.

Don't be a boring tourist: What to do in Argentina beyond Buenos Aires

Live like a cowboy in the little-known Uspallata Valley.

The disturbing graveyard that's one of Argentina’s top tourist attractions

Come and rent a graveyard by the day, even by the hour, in Buenos Aires.

Colombia to cull drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’

The 166-strong herd are descendants of animals brought there from Africa by Escobar.

Editorial: Migrant exploitation woes shameful

EDITORIAL: The New Zealand dream? Sadly not for some migrants, to our great shame.

'Begging for food': Migrant workers claim they have been duped over jobs, Kiwi life

About 200 people are believed to have paid thousands for visas and job offers.

Deadly floodwaters hit Mexico, California braces for first tropical storm in 84 years

Hilary is the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years.

Airline pilot dies after medical emergency at controls of Santiago flight

Crew announced the diversion for a medical emergency. They did not say it was the pilot.

Father of lost children in Amazon jungle arrested

Father arrested of the four missing children in Amazon jungle.

Anti-corruption Ecuadorean presidential candidate killed at campaign event

Victim was an outspoken critic of corruption in increasingly violent nation.

Indigenous leader has inspired an Amazon city to grant personhood to an endangered river

The river Laje in non-Indigenous maps, is vital to the Oro Waram.

The historic hotel where you can get exclusive access to the best views of The Iguazu Falls

Why chase waterfalls when you can live next to them?

Big-wave surfer Maya Gabeira - the girl from Ipanema

An edited extract from Nazaré: Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers.