Bloomberg
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela’s National Guard is stepping up inspections of rice plants in an operation designed to force private processors to run at full capacity and comply with price controls
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 00:00
The U.S. is considering retaliation against Ecuador for expelling two American diplomats, the State Department said, calling the South American government’s actions “very troubling”
Friday, February 6, 2009 - 00:00
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia freed the last civilian among a group of 22 so-called political captives held by the rebels, raising expectations that a swap of hostages for jailed guerrillas will be easier
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia’s biggest guerrilla group freed former Governor Alan Jara, a captive for almost eight years, in what it called a “goodwill” gesture even as the rebels step up terror attacks
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia’s central bank, pressured by President Alvaro Uribe over the past year to lower rates, will have a board composed almost entirely of his appointees
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 - 00:00
Defense Minister Juan Manual Santos, who said the attack was probably extortion-related, will help lead an investigation into the bombing, which also wounded 20 people near a Blockbuster Inc. video rental store
Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 00:00
Petroleos Mexicanos, the state-owned oil company, said crude output fell 9.2 percent in 2008, the largest decline since World War II, as production at its biggest field dropped
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may add 2 million poor families to a program that makes cash handouts as part of the government’s response to slowing economic growth
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
Calderon told reporters that he proposed to the incoming head of state a strategic alliance to resolve problems including drug-related violence
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 00:00
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, in a letter from the “mountains of Colombia” to mediator and opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba, called for a “brother” country to oversee the release