The Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 - 00:00
Cuba's readmission to the OAS is overdue, its absence more a Cold War relic than a statement of modern diplomacy. But a short delay may be useful if it allows the Obama administration and Cuban President Raul Castro's government more time
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 00:00
'Change starts now,' says Funes, an FMLN party member who cast himself in the mold of President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 00:00
New President Mauricio Funes heads a leftist government. But he may chart a pragmatic course that includes help and support from the U.S.
Friday, May 29, 2009 - 00:00
Earlier this week, Colombian news reports said that the group had returned to guerrilla warfare: It has killed 10 people and injured 36 in car bombings since the beginning of the year
Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 00:00
"If the accusations are confirmed," the daily El Universal said in an editorial, "we will have incontrovertible proof that the cartels have entirely penetrated the country's local political elites"
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 00:00
The sweep targets local officials in the state of Michoacan, home to La Familia, a fast-growing group of drug traffickers
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 - 00:00
Eliseo Barron was abducted by gunmen who barged into his home late Monday in the town of Gomez Palacio, beating the journalist in front of his wife and two daughters
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 00:00
FARC insurgents are increasingly crossing the border from Colombia
Friday, May 22, 2009 - 00:00
The president, in a turnabout that reflects his vow to shun protectionism and his goals of rewarding strategic allies and confronting economic necessity, is pushing for passage of a deal by July 1.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 00:00
Rodolfo Lopez Ibarra and 12 other people with him are seized by soldiers when he steps from a plane in Monterrey, where he allegedly was assigned to take over cartel operations