The Los Angeles Times
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 00:00
Edgar Enrique Bayardo, a former federal police commander, is shot to death in a Mexico City coffee shop. His is the second recent death of a high-profile informant sharing details on drug cartels
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
While traveling in Mexico today, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa took a swipe at efforts to build a massive fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying U.S. politicians should spend their time building bridges instead of walls, the Associated Press
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
After condemning the June 28 coup, the U.S. has essentially allowed the de facto government to get away with it, causing a rift with strategic South American partners.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 00:00
Rafael Acosta, aka Juanito, a flamboyant street vendor, ran for a borough office in a deal with the PRD that called for him to give up the post to its favored candidate. But he's changed his mind.
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 00:00
Latin American governments accused the administration of putting pragmatism over principle and of siding with Honduran military officers and business interests whose goal was to use the elections to legitimize the coup
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 00:00
The international community, which failed in its efforts to reverse the first coup in Central America in 16 years, is split over whether to recognize the results of the vote
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 00:00
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may lose global influence by playing host to the Iranian leader, who is searching for new economic opportunities ahead of stiff sanctions the West has threatened
Monday, November 23, 2009 - 00:00
The president has bestowed the country's highest honor on six Jesuit priests massacred 20 years ago, more evidence that peaceful change is possible, if slow to come.
Thursday, November 19, 2009 - 00:00
Civil liberties in Cuba remain severely curtailed, despite hope among activists that Raul Castro would end Cold War-era limits on dissent and the media, a Human Rights Watch report says
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's leader is not making empty threats, says a consultant: A border skirmish, if not war, would solidify Chavez's support base amid rising inflation, rampant crime and a stagnant economy.