The Miami Herald
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 00:00
It's a typical afternoon in mid-April, and the children of St. Claire Catholic Church in Port-au-Prince have just eaten a hearty meal of rice and beans when the SUV rolls into the gigantic courtyard. No sooner does the passenger come into view when the sc
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's FARC rebels released a proof-of-life video Saturday of a 44-year-old regional lawmaker who was kidnapped six years ago in the western city of Cali.
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 00:00
CARACAS --
A Lebanese-born businessman living in Venezuela denied U.S. government accusations that he has helped financed Hezbollah, saying he doesn't know anyone in the group.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 00:00
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- The Cuban government has designated a Cuban army colonel as the new representative to regularly shuttle to the fence-line here from Havana for meetings with U.S. officials, the Navy base commander disclosed Wednesday.
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 00:00
Ever since Raul Castro took the reins of power in Cuba, there has been a big stir about ''changes'' on the island. Mind you, Cubans are merely getting what the state had no right to deny them in the first place, such as owning computers and cellphones. Bu
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 00:00
''Global growth is the big story of our times,'' says Fareed Zakaria in his must-read book, The Post-American World. His subtitle -- The Rise of the Rest -- tells the story of why we're at the cusp of a truly global order. Countries all over are growing,
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
BUENOS AIRES --
Facing the biggest crisis since filling the seat vacated by her husband, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced Tuesday that a grain export tax increase that has unleashed months of protests by farmers will be debated by Congr
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
LIMA, Peru --
Protesters blockading Peru's southern Pan-American Highway on Tuesday released 47 police hostages they were holding, clearing the way for talks with the government on their demand of a greater share of the region's mine revenues.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
Soldiers have been deployed to a Venezuelan state governor's office to guarantee the handover of power to an interim leader after the governor was forced to step down to face corruption charges.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
GUANTANAMO --
Venezuela and Spain have vowed to kiss and make up months after a diplomatic spat in which the Spanish king told President Hugo Chavez to ``shut up.''
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos says the two countries have put their