The Los Angeles Times
Thursday, September 8, 2011 - 00:00
The governor's address on Monday "looked like an act of acceptance of the presidential nomination," CNN's Spanish-language service said
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 00:00
Two women from the world of Mexico City journalism were abducted and slain, their naked, bound bodies found Thursday in a field behind a cemetery.
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 00:00
The U.S. provided nearly $6 billion as part of Plan Colombia, an ant-narcotics and counterinsurgency program. But did the money also pay for human rights abuses?
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 00:00
Unemployment is at a historic low, and incomes are rising rapidly. In many sectors, Brazilians earn more than their U.S. counterparts.
Friday, September 2, 2011 - 00:00
Thousands have disappeared in Mexico's drug war. But the case of Luis Angel Leon and his colleagues is especially puzzling: fully armed officers vanishing on their way to help police a violent town.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 00:00
Despite a massive humanitarian effort after the 2010 earthquake, females in Haiti remain neglected, rights activists say, lacking access to care as they give birth to babies in squalid conditions, often as a result of sex in trade for food or other necess
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 00:00
Five are arrested in the deadly Monterrey arson as public outrage mounts, with some calls for the president and state governor's resignation over the rising toll from the bloody drug war.
Friday, August 26, 2011 - 00:00
Improved security has drawn more foreign oil companies to Colombia. But the rising number of such workers in previously off-limits rebel areas has now brought an increase in kidnappings and killings.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 00:00
Within seconds of the first pops of gunfire, frightened fans ducked under their seats for cover, then thousands rushed onto the field, seeking escape, some carrying children.
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 00:00
Fifteen people -- including a physician, a pharmacy manager and several gang members -- have been arrested in an unusual alleged drug conspiracy: smuggling prescription medications obtained in Los Angeles into Mexico.