The Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 00:00
At least 8 are killed in a highway gun battle between alleged rival traffickers, officials say
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 00:00
The Republican presidential candidate also tells a town hall event he'll support free-trade agreements with Latin America
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 00:00
Nelly Avila Moreno, a notoriously brutal commander, said she turned herself in because of army pressure and a $900,000 price on her head that made her fear her own troops
Monday, May 19, 2008 - 00:00
Ecuador's capital, home to colonial-era churches and historic treasures, had been beset by crime and urban flight. But a revitalization program has paid off
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 00:00
The new president says a sweetheart deal yields power at cut-rate prices for Brazil, which responds that it's part of the partnership treaty
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 00:00
Details also have emerged on the extent to which Mexico's drug organizations rely on former army soldiers and serving policemen
Friday, May 9, 2008 - 00:00
Washington works to improve and broaden the democracy program, which has been criticized as wasteful and corrupt
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 00:00
The former leader in a right-wing paramilitary group called AUC is to face drug trafficking charges.
Saturday, May 3, 2008 - 00:00
Correa's shake-up comes in a nation where the military enjoys a high measure of autonomy, wields considerable economic and political power and has played a hand in the overthrow of three presidents since 1997
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 00:00
The country, which is a top U.S. oil supplier, is in the midst of a heated debate over foreign investment