The Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 00:00
The policy shift could lead to telecom deals and more air travel, among other opportunities. The degree of access that Cuba will offer, however, is still in question
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - 00:00
During his trip, the U.S. president should focus less on short-term military goals and more on helping our neighbor build effective institutions of government
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 00:00
Although Obama's advisors say he approaches this summit more inclined to listen than to propose, the meeting of 34 heads of state in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago offers the opportunity to lay out the administration's Latin America policy ag
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 00:00
Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years. Activists say the verdict shows that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 00:00
Vicente Carrillo Leyva, son of the late kingpin Amado Carrillo Fuentes, is arrested in Mexico City
Friday, April 3, 2009 - 00:00
In Starr County, Texas, residents are used to corruption fueled by drug money. But a well-liked sheriff's arrest is unsettling
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 00:00
Human rights groups say Carmelo Agamez's case is an example of how Colombia's justice system is broken, and how unjustifiable arrests are used to intimidate dissidents
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 00:00
A bipartisan group of senators says Congress is ready to pass legislation to allow all Americans to visit Cuba
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 00:00
In a hearing in El Paso, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is told that U.S. troops are not necessary. Experts support more aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels
Monday, March 30, 2009 - 00:00
Colombian National Police commander Gen. Oscar Naranjo said it was the 11th such scheme uncovered against the minister in less than two years