The Los Angeles Times
Friday, July 13, 2012 - 00:00
The "fully operational" tunnel is a 755-foot passageway, tall enough for a 6-foot person to walk through, that burrows under the border fence, a park and a water canal.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
Paraguay's constitution certainly allows lawmakers to remove a president who fails to do a good job, but only after a fair trial. He didn't get one.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 - 00:00
There is an elite group of candidates to whom the party leadership promises seats, whose names do not appear on the ballot. They do not campaign; they do not make public appearances.
Monday, July 9, 2012 - 00:00
Tended by a platoon of aides in suits with BlackBerrys, he was reluctant to talk about himself other than in perfunctory terms. (The aides warned not to even ask.)
Thursday, July 5, 2012 - 00:00
A car bomb exploded early Tuesday outside the home of the top security official in the state of Tamaulipas, a region that borders Texas and has been a violent battleground for drug cartels. Two police agents were killed and seven police and civilians inju
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico's National Action Party, or PAN, finishes third in the presidential vote. It risks becoming an also-ran unless its factions unite and rebuild the party.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - 00:00
The tiny but closely watched migrant segment of the Mexican electorate voted firmly for Josefina Vazquez Mota of the governing National Action Party (PAN), an opposite result to her third-place showing in the national race.
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 00:00
Globovision TV, a frequent critic of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, bowed to government pressure and said Friday that it will pay a contested $2.1-million fine the day after a government official threatened to close down the station.
Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 00:00
Ebrard's absence also highlights the ideological distance that exists between the two men.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 00:00
If he doesn't win on Sunday, Lopez Obrador told a business group, he will retire to his ranch in the state of Chiapas, which he comically named using a bit of Mexican slang that is unprintable.