The Los Angeles Times
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 00:00
The Obama administration will announce Friday a proposed new regulation that would allow certain undocumented immigrants to remain in America while applying for legal status
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 00:00
A truth commission in Brazil will investigate what happened under a military dictatorship in the 1970s when hundreds of people were killed or disappeared.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 00:00
The leader of Mexico's Arellano Felix drug cartel avoids life term under a plea agreement that baffles many legal observers and law enforcement officials.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos' proposal to expand the military's jurisdiction over alleged human rights crimes committed by security forces is not the kind of reform Colombia needs.
Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 00:00
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans a four-nation tour of Latin America beginning Sunday in an apparent effort to show he is not a universal pariah despite increasing tension between Tehran and the West.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
A man described as a top security chief for one of the world's biggest drug lords has been captured, the Mexican army announced Monday.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil's plan to become a top petroleum producer is grounded in the state-run oil company's difficult deep-water extraction project. So a relatively small offshore spill has stirred big concern.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 00:00
A reputed Mexican drug cartel leader was charged in the ambush slaying this year of a U.S. immigration officer in Mexico
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 00:00
Authorities disbanded the police force in the port city of Veracruz on Wednesday and handed patrol duties to the military in a bid to clean up corruption
Monday, December 19, 2011 - 00:00
Fruit, fabric and toys are purchased and then exported south, generating paperwork that gives drug money the appearance of lawful proceeds from a transaction