The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 00:00
Many of the former self-protection forces have turned to extortion. The Wayuu tribe's unique position makes it an attractive target
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 - 00:00
In an experiment worth watching, Ecuador will ask voters to decide whether nature has rights.
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 00:00
With no sign of a thaw in their frozen diplomatic relations, Ecuador this week called on Colombia to increase its military presence along their shared border to check the spillover
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 00:00
The two octogenarians are convicted in the 1976 disappearance of a provincial senator in northern Argentina. They are defiant before sentencing
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 00:00
In a sign of the spreading violence in Mexico, 11 decapitated bodies were found late Thursday near the colonial city of Merida on the Yucatan peninsula
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 00:00
The Lebanese Shiite militia, linked to deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s, may be taking advantage of Chavez's ties with its ally Iran, terrorism experts say
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 - 00:00
Progress against leftist rebels should not be the sole measure of Uribe's tenure. Also crucial is his ability to strengthen the governing institutions on which Colombia's struggling democracy depends
Saturday, August 23, 2008 - 00:00
Brazil hands over the alleged top Colombian figure, who had offered cash to be transferred
Friday, August 22, 2008 - 00:00
President Calderon proposes new anti-kidnapping squads, special prisons, cellphone tracking and aid for local forces