Simon Romero
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 00:00
The move included the dismissal of 30 of the 45 generals in the police force, including its director
Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil has begun building its first nuclear submarine to protect its vast, new offshore oil discoveries. Colombia's oil production is climbing so fast that it is closing in on Algeria's and could hit Libya's prewar levels in a few years. ExxonMobil is str
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 00:00
The tactics used by the intelligence agency have cast doubt about its operations under former President Álvaro Uribe, who has staunchly defended Mr. Noguera
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 00:00
The government of President Ollanta Humala said Wednesday that it was temporarily suspending coca eradication projects in the tropical valleys around Tingo Maria, one of Peru's top sources of coca, the plant used to make cocaine.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011 - 00:00
Like Raul Castro, while Adan Chavez may lack his brother’s charisma, he remains a loyalist who has assisted his brother throughout the consolidation of power.
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 00:00
His opponents have seized on questions over whether the Constitution allows him to oversee national affairs for an undetermined stretch of time from outside the country.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 00:00
Actualmente "hay una sancion mucho mas fuerte para el nino victima de reclutamiento que para el victimario (adulto) que se acogio al proceso de Justicia y Paz."
Monday, June 6, 2011 - 00:00
Mr. Humala, 48, toned down his once-radical views and retooled his image into that of an admirer of the former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Although Mrs. Clinton's dinner with the former presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Panama and El Salvador had been in the works for weeks, organizers said it coincided with her sense that years of neglect had resulted in missed opportunities.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 00:00
The documents are part of a 240-page book on the rebel group, "The FARC Files: Venezuela, Ecuador and the Secret Archive of Raul Reyes," to be published Tuesday by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.