The Christian Science Monitor
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 00:00
No matter what, the point is the same, $29 billion is currently "missing" or unaccounted for from the parallel fund Fonden, which is managed by President Chavez and Giordani at will and in an extremely discretionary fashion.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 00:00
The murder rate, if it holds steady for this year, will be lower than when President Álvaro Colom took office in 2008. Yet he has not capitalized on this ahead of the Sept. 11 election.
Monday, August 29, 2011 - 00:00
The Casino Royale fire in Mexico may have been sparked by organized crime, but if proper safety regulations had been in place, the tragedy could have been minimized.
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 00:00
Despite a year of overwhelming demonstrations in Chile, including a general strike launched yesterday, analysts say change is unlikely due to the rigidity of the Chilean political system.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 00:00
This time he says the US is behind a march of more than a thousand indigenous Bolivians protesting a highway that will bisect their territory.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 00:00
While many of Mexico's tourist areas have remained separate from the bouts of drug violence buffeting the country, the popular resort city of Acapulco has emerged as one of the new hot spots of organized crime.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 00:00
A bloody and long-running land dispute in Honduras has claimed dozens of lives, and some parties to the conflict claim that drug traffickers and foreign armed groups are involved.
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 00:00
Yesterday's resignation by Brazil's Minister of Agriculture, Wagner Rossi (PMDB), marked the fourth ministerial resignation in 8 months - a new record for Brazilian democracy.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 00:00
In fact, the largest new investments are moving into central Mexico and away from border areas.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 00:00
Traffickers crossed the border from Peru and threatened officials from the National Indigenous Foundation (Funai), the government body charged with protecting Brazil’s isolated Indians.