The Christian Science Monitor
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 00:00
This week El Salvador has two groups of judges, each claiming to be El Salvador's Supreme Court. On Sunday July 1, the judges elected in 2006 and 2012, entered the Supreme Court offices to claim their positions.
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 00:00
In terms of this hemisphere, Haiti is in the top 10 most failed states in the world. Colombia and Bolivia both make the "critical" level.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 00:00
Pena Nieto's win restores power to the PRI, which long held an authoritarian grip on Mexico before being ousted 12 years ago. But more than a decade of democracy has changed things.
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 00:00
US anti-drug officials in Mexico have been accused of pressuring captured drug suspects to claim to be relatives of the most wanted Mexican drug kingpin in order to influence upcoming presidential elections in the country.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 00:00
The debut of Colosio, the Assassination coincided this weekend with another morbid historical memory: the halconazo of June 10, 1971, when an iron-fisted PRI sent in armed paramilitaries to attack students demanding the liberation of political prisoners.
Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 00:00
Many members of Colombia's traditional land-owning elite could also trace their wealth back to criminal enterprises: contraband smuggling, land seizures, and slavery. Escobar's wealth came from just another industry that was technically illegal.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
Events like that in Monterrey make it hard for Mexico to erase its image, no matter how many statistics are thrown out there.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
The Arizona immigration law threatens Mexico-US relations, says a brief submitted on behalf of Mexico and 16 other countries ahead of Wednesday's oral argument at the Supreme Court.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Interestingly, President Uribe's approval rating has also dropped in Colombia.
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
A new video that depicts kids living a gritty life in the adult world – including muggings, corruption, and drug violence – has shocked Mexicans who normally are inured to crime.