The New York Times
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 00:00
The former president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, refuses to acknowledge that the vote-buying scheme at the heart of the scandal existed. But his former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu de Oliveira e Silva, is charged with orchestrating the deceit.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - 00:00
An American imprisoned in Cuba for nearly three years may have terminal cancer, his lawyer and wife said Tuesday.
Monday, October 8, 2012 - 00:00
Inspired by other parts of Polynesia that have obtained a considerable degree of political autonomy or are in the process of seeking independence, leaders of the Rapanui people are mounting a slow-burning rebellion against Chile.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 00:00
Republican members of Congress who have been critical of the Justice Department issued statements that tried to tie the shooting to Operation Fast and Furious.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 00:00
In the last presidential election, in 2006, Mr. Chavez won 62 percent of the vote, but only 2 percent of the 10,799 votes cast in Miami.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - 00:00
Security analysts and some members of Sao Paulo's own state police force have characterized the killings as deliberate reprisals by the gang, commonly referred to as the P.C.C.
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 00:00
The shooting occurred in Barinas, the state where Mr. Chavez was born and where he maintains strong support.
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 00:00
What if you simply sweep aside the corruption, the self-interested elites, and the distorted economic rules that stifle growth in many poor countries and set up a brand new city with its own law and governance?.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - 00:00
When the Tsimane Health and Life History Project was founded, the Tsimane (pronounced chee-MAH-nay) have become arguably the most intensely studied indigenous people in the Western Hemisphere, and perhaps the world.
Monday, September 24, 2012 - 00:00
It was not clear how much the Venezuelans knew about the role of the United States in the operation.