The New York Times
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
Mr. de la Garza said the victims might have been migrants headed for the United States, though he pointed out that some of the bodies had tattoos of the "Santa Muerte."
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
The Library of Congress will award the $1 million John W. Kluge Prize for lifetime intellectual achievement in the humanities and social sciences to Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
As is the case in the vast majority of Mexican murders, nobody knows who killed Alfredo Carrillo, 42, on Feb. 12, 2011, or why.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
Shortly after the 2009 coup that overthrew Manuel Zelaya, Honduras's newly elected president, Porfirio Lobo, asked his aides to think big, really big.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
But over all, homicide rates have decreased significantly from their peak in 2010, and young people in particular are stepping out, joining art collectives around town and even partying after dark at reopened nightclubs.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 00:00
The U.S. military has an important but limited role to play in fighting organized crime and improving citizen security in Honduras. But that assistance comes with important caveats.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 00:00
Cuba now has one of the world’s smallest epidemics, a mere 14,038 cases. Its infection rate is 0.1 percent, on par with Finland, Singapore and Kazakhstan.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
Concerns about a potential domino effect of labor agitation at other big infrastructure projects are emerging as workers push for wage increases at a time when Brazil’s unemployment rate, currently 6.2 percent, is historically low.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
The United States military has brought lessons from the past decade of conflict to the drug war being fought in the wilderness of Miskito Indian country.
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 00:00
Other photographers may be content to settle for a single dramatic image of people crossing the border. But for Mr. Rodriguez, it's about teasing out the subtle relationships that sustain people on both sides of the line.