The New York Times
Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 00:00
While a failure to convict could be the greatest blow to the rule of law since the genocide itself, success has also never been so close within Guatemala’s reach.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 00:00
Until recently, Petrobras was second in value only to ExxonMobil among publicly traded energy companies. But its fortunes have tumbled to the point that it is now worth less than Colombia's national oil company.
Friday, March 22, 2013 - 00:00
While the poverty rate in Lima fell to 15.7 percent in 2011 from 44.8 percent in 2004, the rural Andes and Amazon languish in nearly feudal conditions.
Monday, March 18, 2013 - 00:00
Guatemala's justice system has begun a transformation. In a show of political will, prosecutors are taking long-dormant human rights cases to court.
Monday, March 18, 2013 - 00:00
Officers who guard the line say the border is more secure in most places than they have ever known it.
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 00:00
Then in his 30s, the Jesuit leader persuaded the family priest of feared dictator Jorge Videla to call in sick so that he could say Mass instead. Once inside the junta leader's home, Bergoglio privately appealed for mercy.
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 00:00
One of his main challenges will be to woo back the followers the church has lost to Protestant evangelicals or just to secularism, with some of the biggest drain occurring in the poorest communities
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 00:00
We can prevent further waste by just demolishing the Mexico-United States Barrier today
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 00:00
Mr. Maduro, now the interim president and a candidate in the special presidential election scheduled for next month, never served in the military.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 00:00
Much of the public spending he financed with oil revenues represents investment in the human capabilities of Venezuelans themselves