The Huffington Post
Friday, November 9, 2012 - 00:00
While 2008 was a historic year for the U.S., its voter participation pales in comparison to Latin America, where the turnout rate for presidential elections often exceeds 75 percent.
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 00:00
While violent crime rates in such American cities as El Paso and Tucson remain low, the situation in rural areas is more worrisome.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 - 00:00
For Rupert Murdoch's media conglomerate, still reeling from a phone hacking scandal, Uribe is an odd choice, many journalists and press advocates say.
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
"It was a burst of gunfire," Nogales Mayor Ramon Guzman Munoz told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It was a hail of bullets."
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. officials say the U.S. knew that Mexican marines had killed the head of the widely feared Zetas drug cartel before the body was stolen.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez may have won the Venezuelan presidential election on Sunday, but in El Salvador he faced an overwhelming electoral defeat.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 00:00
he Supreme Court is staying out of the fight over efforts by Amazon rain forest residents to collect more than $18 billion from Chevron Corp. for environmental damage in Ecuador.
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 00:00
Fear of every stripe, in fact, permeates the intensely polarized campaign, with many votes to be decided based not on the candidates' promises but rather on what worries people most
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 00:00
With crack gangs engaged in violent turf wars to control the street trade, pacification of the favelas and crackolandias is a daunting challenge for Brazil as it implements institutional security policies.
Monday, September 10, 2012 - 00:00
The Caravan's journey began near the San Diego-Tijuana border on Aug. 12 and has visited 27 cities. Its final stop was the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area yesterday for a five-day visit.