The Boston Globe
Monday, August 4, 2008 - 00:00
The death of the 23-year-old transgender Mexican immigrant is at the forefront of discussions at this week's international AIDS conference in Mexico City. Rights activists say it shows the failure of immigration officials to deal humanely with HIV-positiv
Sunday, August 3, 2008 - 00:00
Bolivian President Evo Morales' approval rating rose to 59 percent in July, according to a poll published on Sunday, a margin that would see him survive a recall vote next week if voters poll accordingly.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Mexican federal police will guard all government vehicles transporting detained migrants after gunmen hijacked a bus carrying 33 Cubans, the government said Wednesday.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Paraguay's president-elect has received unprecedented permission from the pope to resign as bishop, the papal nuncio said Wednesday, ending a dispute over Fernando Lugo's priestly status.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Haiti—Former soldiers who had seized a building in northern Haiti changed out of their uniforms and peacefully filed out Wednesday, ending a tense standoff of nearly 24 hours after negotiations with government officials.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Mexican authorities say two prison guards have been sentenced to eight and 19 years in jail, respectively, for helping suspected drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escape in 2001.
Monday, July 28, 2008 - 00:00
Prosecutors say excavations at a former military base in southern Mexico have concluded without finding any trace of leftist activists who disappeared in the 1970s.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 00:00
BP's <BP.L> Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP will sign its first deal with Venezuela on Tuesday, a Kremlin source said, after months of dispute between BP and its Russian partners over its expansion abroad.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 00:00
The Mexican government said on Tuesday it was nearly tripling the police presence in Sinaloa state after hitmen killed 20 people and took hostages in various attacks by criminal gangs over the last week.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 00:00
Republicans pressured U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to set a vote on a free trade pact with Colombia, which they said would die if Congress does not approve it this year.