The Miami Herald
Monday, July 6, 2009 - 00:00
Honduras' military prevented ousted President Manuel Zelaya from landing in the capital, where thousands waited for him. Instead, Zelaya went to Nicaragua and then headed to El Salvador.
Monday, July 6, 2009 - 00:00
Reviled as a creaky remnant of Mexico's authoritarian past, the old Institutional Revolutionary Party made a big comeback in midterm elections, once again becoming the largest force in Congress.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
OUR OPINION: Military force no way to deal with constitutional crisis in Honduras
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
The weekend ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya showed just how easily Latin American countries can plunge into crises when their institutions prove too weak to resolve stand-offs between government branches, analysts say.
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 00:00
Lt. Gen. Douglas Fraser will become Southcom's new commander, and will face such issues as shutting down the Guantanamo prison camp and combating trafficking in Latin America.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 00:00
Haiti still had not received a penny of the $300 million in hurricane aid promised to the storm-ravaged island by the international community at a donors conference in April.
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
This is unusually straight talk for a U.N. diplomat, but altogether justified by events on the ground
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil should adhere to its commitments under international treaties to defend universal human rights and democratic principles, and stop praising dictators
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 00:00
The executions of innocent civilians reported by the Colombian Army as 'guerrillas killed in combat' are not the responsibility of a few 'rotten apples' in the armed forces - as the Colombian government says - but a widespread systematic practice
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 00:00
Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango arrived Wednesday in Nicaragua, where he has been granted political asylum