The Los Angeles Times
Monday, April 18, 2011 - 00:00
Although her tenure will be short - because Calderon's term ends in a little over a year - she can make real and lasting changes in the attorney general's office.
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 00:00
Peru's politics have long been ailing. The likely choice between populist Ollanta Humala and Keiko Fujimori, daughter of a jailed president who abused human rights, could further imperil its health
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 00:00
The Arizona gun dealer repeatedly raised red flags about weapons ending up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels as part of Project Gunrunner, but his concerns were brushed aside
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 00:00
The federal attorney general's office identifies the 16 as municipal police in the Tamaulipas town of San Fernando, near where more than 120 bodies have been found in the last week in mass graves
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 00:00
Will the region emulate Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez or Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 00:00
The Obama administration has done its job to help resolve the impasse by negotiating the concessions and addressing human rights concerns.
Monday, April 11, 2011 - 00:00
Ollanta Humala, seen by some as too close to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, appears set to win the presidential election, but may not gain the majority needed to avoid a runoff in June.
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez's decree has put the force of law behind his longtime practice of urging the poor to occupy vacant buildings or unproductive farmland. The result is strife between his beneficiaries and those who believe in private property rights.
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 00:00
Marches are held in several cities, prompted by the killing of seven people, one of whom was the son of a prominent poet, Javier Sicilia.
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 00:00
According to a Barclay's Capital survey, the country led the developing world in terms of percentage increase in production in 2010 from the previous year - up 12%.