Felipe González arrived to assist in the defense of Leopoldo López, Antonio Ledezma, and other jailed opposition leaders. 

The European Union has signed on to Argentine-led efforts to amend global rules on sovereign restructuring. 

Pope Francis offered his “support staff” and the resources of the Catholic Church to Colombian President Juan Manual Santos and the peace process with the FARC guerrillas. 

A United Nations working group arrived in Lima to gather information on forced and involuntary disappearance cases in the country.