The Boston Globe
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 00:00
A shift in drug policy from jail to treatment and rehabilitation could be one of Obama's most meaningful achievements
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - 00:00
President-elect Barack Obama met today with Mexico's president, Felipe Calder?n, the first foreign leader he has met since winning election
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 00:00
So much of the controversial Venezuelan president's political success has sprung from his being a natural performer
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 00:00
Mexico agreed yesterday to deport Cubans who sneak illegally through Mexican territory to reach the United States, a step toward cutting off an increasingly violent and heavily used human trafficking route.
Monday, October 20, 2008 - 00:00
The number of flights transporting tons of Colombian cocaine from Venezuela, destined for the United States, has risen sharply, according to US and foreign intelligence reports
Monday, August 18, 2008 - 00:00
These "semi-submersibles," which exhibit some of the same characteristics as military submarines, mark a significant advancement in the ability of drug smugglers to slip past coastal defenses
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 00:00
An official in the Mexican attorney's general office said a supervisor and five agents are thought to have passed tips to smugglers in northern Sinaloa state for about three months.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
Morales said he would convoke Bolivia's governors along with other social groups once all results are in from Sunday's referendum, which endorsed his leftist agenda by an impressive 63.5 percent, with three-fifths of the vote counted.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
Morales won a clear mandate in Sunday's election with more than 60 percent support but the four leading governors who oppose him and want autonomy for their provinces also comfortably survived their recall votes, and Bolivian politics remain deadlocked.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
The Cuban Commission on Human Rights said the number of known political prisoners had fallen by 15 to 219 in the first half of 2008, but that short-term detentions of dissidents had increased dramatically.