The Boston Globe
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico appeared to strike a major blow against one faction of the hyper-violent Zetas cartel, with the navy announcing it has captured one of the country's most-wanted drug traffickers, Ivan Velazquez Caballero, known as "El Taliban."
Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 00:00
In Latin America, where the majority of people are Catholic, no country except Cuba has made abortions accessible to all women during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Monday, August 6, 2012 - 00:00
National Electoral Council officials say Capriles' use of the yellow, blue and red cap while campaigning violates regulations that prohibit the use of the flag's colors in electoral propaganda.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 00:00
As political second acts go, the victory on Sunday of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party is striking.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 00:00
Interior Minister Jose Serrano said in a TV interview Monday that "a great amount" of money was on board and that the dead pilot and copilot were Mexican.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
A spokesman for the U.S. attorney in New York's Eastern District, Robert Nardoza, said he could neither confirm nor deny Leon's statement that Calle was flown to New York. Nor would Nardoza discuss why the indictment was not available in the U.S. federal
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
The lawyer for a U.S. Border Patrol agent charged in Mexico in the shooting death of a teenager along the Rio Grande is rebuffing calls from a Mexican government official that he be sent to there for trial.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
A former state governor in Venezuela has died more than a week after being wounded in a shooting at a restaurant.
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 00:00
US Senator Scott Brown today called on Ecuador to return Luis Guaman to Massachusetts to stand trial on charges that he murdered Maria Avelina Palaguachi and her 2-year-old son, Brian.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 00:00
Officials in Honduras say four soldiers have been wounded in a confrontation with 30 armed assailants in a region torn by a land dispute.