Juan Forero
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 00:00
A slew of diplomatic messages from South America, where the United States has had testy relations with several leaders, reveal U.S. concerns.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 00:00
Voters in Venezuela have stopped President Hugo Chavez from obtaining the two-thirds majority the Socialist leader said he needed in the National Assembly.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
The arrival of a more moderate president in Colombia has opened the possibility, if ever so slight, of talks with Marxist rebels.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
The following are comments from Santos, a 58-year-old economist educated in the United States, on issues ranging from poverty to the country's relations with Venezuela.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 00:00
Trade union activists are being murdered at an alarming rate - 75 in the past two years - as new unions vie with traditional unions for power and control.
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
An emergency meeting and competing press briefings, South American leaders were unable to resolve a crisis that began when the Colombian government accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of aiding and abetting Colombian guerrillas.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
An emergency meeting of South American leaders has been scheduled Thursday in Quito, Ecuador to defuse a bitter dispute.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 00:00
Some observers say it's Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, whose term ends in a few days, who has triggered the crisis in the Andes.
Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 00:00
About 75 union members have been shot dead in the past two years as the new unions -- many of them pro-Chavez -- and traditional unions battle it out, making Venezuela among the world's most dangerous countries.