Jose De Cordoba
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 00:00
President Alvaro Colom of Guatemala has vehemently denied playing any role in the murder of a prominent lawyer
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 00:00
Retired dictator Fidel Castro slapped down his younger brother, Cuba's President Raul Castro, six days after he suggested Cuba was ready to negotiate fundamental differences with the U.S.
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama plans to tell Latin American leaders later this week that the U.S. is willing to discuss how to improve relations with Havana, but wants Cuba to take steps toward democracy
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 00:00
The capture of Vicente Carrillo Leyva was the fourth major drug arrest in recent weeks, coming as Mexico faces growing pressure -- and receives more aid -- from Washington
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 00:00
Mrs. Clinton's trip, announced last week, is the latest sign that Mexico's spiraling drug violence has powerfully focused Washington's attention
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 00:00
U.S. officials say they continue to be very concerned about Venezuela
Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 00:00
As drug violence spirals out of control in Mexico, a commission led by three former Latin American heads of state blasted the U.S.-led drug war as a failure that is pushing Latin American societies to the breaking point
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 00:00
Earlier this year, a squad from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, took over the Dona Pancha bar in this town 70 miles from the border with Colombia
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 00:00
Analysts say there is a struggle within the army between hard-liners and reformists, for whom respect of human rights is important. A sign as to who is winning will be the identity of Gen. Montoya's successor
Monday, July 28, 2008 - 00:00
Mr. Ortega agreed to mediate the conflict, much to the annoyance of the Colombian government, which resents the sympathy with which Mr. Ortega and some other Latin American leaders view the FARC