The New York Times
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 00:00
Santos said on Thursday there was "urgency" to pass a law enabling the Colombian population to vote on an eventual peace deal together with either legislative elections or the presidential vote which will take place next March and May.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 00:00
In a statement Tuesday night, some of the resigning journalists complained of "unacceptable conditions gradually being placed on the free exercise of our profession".
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 07:45
Mali’s greatest enemy now that it has elected a new president may not be the one that drew the alarmed attention of the West — Muslim extremists and their allies in the north — but an older one that officials, experts and activists say laid the groundwork for the country’s recent implosion.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
The United States has withdrawn all assistance to St. Lucia's police force over concerns about allegations of unlawful killings.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
The court said late Wednesday that Otilio Romano should face a court in Argentina where he is accused of committing nearly 100 human rights crimes while working as a prosecutor during the country's 1976-83 military dictatorship.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
Chile's former army chief is quitting his post as head of the country's electoral service after acknowledging that he handed over to nuns the child of two left-wing activists killed after the 1973 military coup.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
Lawmakers decided Wednesday evening to meet at a convention center.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
Demonstrations were held in other parts of central Peru, which has been hit hard by the roya fungus.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
The more than 30,000 protesters have an assortment of demands: Truckers want cheaper gasoline. Potato and onion growers are demanding lower prices for fertilizer. Coffee farmers want a government subsidy extended.
Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 00:00
Argentina's ambassador to Britain said on Wednesday she had not meant to offend Prime Minister David Cameron when she called him "dumb" and his handling of the long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands "foolish".