The Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 00:00
Calderon used Moreno's interruption to defend his military-led campaign against Mexico's powerful drug cartels, an effort that has left at least 50,000 people dead.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 00:00
The couple were detained as they drove their BMW in the affluent Country Club sector of eastern Caracas.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 00:00
On Sunday, writers and journalists from around the world gathered in Mexico City to show solidarity with Mexican news men and women who risk their lives to report on government corruption, drug warfare and violence.
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 00:00
This crisis will only continue unless the U.S. works with Mexico to address the root cause: drug prohibition.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
The Indians were hit by drought and a freeze that led to a food shortage. Aid starts flowing after reports that 50 had killed themselves because they were not able to feed their children.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico's Tarahumara Indians, legendary for their endurance in long-distance running, are reeling from a devastating food shortage caused by a record freeze and long drought.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 00:00
From my perspective, based on being here, speaking to other volunteers and reading the Guatemalan press every day, these decisions seem unnecessary, even cowardly.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
A year ago, the government released an official death toll up to that point - 34,612 - and pledged to periodically update a database and make it public. But official documents show that the offices of both the president and the attorney general late last
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 00:00
The target of the government crackdown is the mafia known as Los Urabenos, which morphed from a paramilitary group into a criminal gang after it was demobilized several years ago.
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 00:00
The PRI's Enrique Pena Nieto is perceived as the insurmountable favorite to become Mexico's next president this year. But a series of blunders have caused some to question his mettle as a candidate.