Juan Forero
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
A Venezuelan businessman sitting in a Colombian jail could provide valuable evidence about the suspected close relationship between cocaine traffickers and the Venezuelan government, U.S. officials say.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 00:00
In all, officials believe some 10,000 square miles were stolen, equivalent in size to Maryland.
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 00:00
The welcome offered in Brazil for Obama has been warm.
Thursday, March 17, 2011 - 00:00
Now, Obama and Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff will try to repair at times strained relations between the two countries as the American president arrives for a two-day state visit before flying to Chile, a close U.S. ally, and El Salvador, where dru
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 00:00
Though uncharacteristically quiet as Libya slid into anarchy, Chavez has in recent days venerated Gaddafi for his revolutionary credentials.
Monday, February 28, 2011 - 00:00
But economists now talk of a new dynamic that reflects the stronger foundation of more-mature economies: increasingly affluent consumer societies.
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 00:00
With peace talks with Israel frozen, the Palestinian Authority is focusing on using the momentum from South America, where eight countries recognized Palestinian statehood in December and January, to win recognition in Europe.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 00:00
The government's objective is to pacify violent regions and put Colombia on a path to peace by blunting the appeal of a guerrilla group that uses the banner of land reform to justify its struggle.
Monday, January 24, 2011 - 00:00
Colombia's new role provides the Obama administration, which pays for part of the training and has a close alliance with Colombia, with a politically viable way to improve Mexican security forces without a substantial American military or police presence
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 00:00
Nieves and a handful of other Mexican police officers and soldiers are finishing the toughest of commando training courses. And not just from anyone: It's from Colombia's elite Jungla, or Jungle, unit