The Christian Science Monitor
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 00:00
Clearly, the work of NLV and other similar websites is bothering the Zetas, who have gone out of their way to send an initimidating message to the sites' users in the most extreme way possible
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 00:00
Today, Brazil formally unveils its plans for the multi-country initiative, a timely move as ministers are sacked and people take to the streets to demand more transparency.
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 00:00
Recent reports indicate foreign companies are not feeling the effects of the violence in Mexico and Central America, likely due to the difficulty of extorting multinational corporations.
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 00:00
An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruling on Friday cleared opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to run for Venezuela's presidency next year.
Friday, September 16, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico has much tougher gun laws than the US, but towns desperate to contain crime might be wishing for easier access for their communities.
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 00:00
This is bad news for free speech in Mexico, where a self-imposed media blackout is the norm in large swaths of the country
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 00:00
Although the Obama administration has repeatedly declared the US-Mexico border safer than it's ever been, it has decided that the deployment of 1,200 National Guard troops stationed along the international line will stay on through the end of the year
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 00:00
Guatemalan political parties appear to be flouting the election funding cap and trying to conceal their funding sources, which some worry could be Guatemala's criminal groups.
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 00:00
After 50 died in Ecuador this summer from consuming poisonous alcohol, critics say that the government response to buy back tainted products is insufficient and more education is needed.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 00:00
Despite a rash of recent corruption scandals in Brazil, bright spots are appearing, including today's 'March Against Corruption' in support of President Rousseff's efforts to clean up the capital.