Simon Romero
Saturday, August 2, 2008 - 00:00
The central bank sought on Friday to calm fears of faltering banks a day after President Hugo Chavez unexpectedly announced the nationalization of a large Spanish-owned bank
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 00:00
The leaders of the Reformed Catholic Church, however, say their new church represents a fusion of the best of Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions. And though they adamantly deny receiving financing from Mr. Chavez’s government and insist that their c
Sunday, July 27, 2008 - 00:00
Soaring coca cultivation, forced disappearances, assassinations, the displacement of families and the planting of land mines stubbornly persist, the hallmarks of a backlands conflict that threatens to drag on for years
Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 00:00
At one point in the first three months of 2008, the number of American military personnel members in Colombia passed the limit of 800 established by law
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 00:00
“They rescued the trophy hostages, but what about those still in captivity?” a despondent Ms. Rivas, 59, said in an interview
Monday, July 7, 2008 - 00:00
Mr. da Silva has steadily peeled himself away from Venezuela’s leader and quietly supplanted him as he nurtures Brazil into a regional powerhouse
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
Hours after Colombian commandos in disguise infiltrated the FARC terrorist group in a daring rescue operation, three American hostages were flown to safety in the United States
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 00:00
“I never expected to get out of there alive,” said Ms. Betancourt, 46, her voice sounding frail but charged with excitement, in comments broadcast on the radio.
Saturday, June 28, 2008 - 00:00
The move opened Mr. Uribe to accusations that he was seeking to extend his stay in office beyond 2010
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
LOS TEQUES, Venezuela — When Nurul Asyiqin Ahmad was taken seven months ago to her cell at the National Institute of Feminine Orientation, a prison perched on a hill in this city of slums on the outskirts of Caracas, learning how to play Beethoven was o