The New York Times
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
Pointing to the example of BP's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, environmental officials here say that stiff penalties are needed against Chevron to press it and other companies to adopt strict procedures for preventing and dealing with spills.
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 00:00
Many areas now veer toward lawlessness: in 14 of Mexico's 31 states, the chance of a crime's leading to trial and sentencing was less than 1 percent in 2010.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 - 00:00
The 19 prisons in this country were built to hold 8,000 people. These days, 24,000 are stuffed into them.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 - 00:00
Comparing his campaign against the news media to Abraham Lincoln's shutdown of newspapers sympathetic to the South during the Civil War, he said that he had set his sights squarely on the wealthy.
Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 00:00
Only in 6 percent of the country's cities and towns do women serve as municipal president, as mayors are called in Mexico.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 00:00
The survey, by the pollster BGC, showed Mr. Pena Nieto with 47 percent, followed by Josefina Vazquez Mota of President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party (or PAN) with 29 percent.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 00:00
Mr. Biden made his comments shortly after meeting with President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, who has said that "market alternatives" - a phrase that many have taken as code for legalization - should be considered.
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 00:00
Some of the strengths that have enabled Brazil's democratic rise as a regional power - the vigorous expansion of its middle class, the independence of its news media and the growing expectations of its populace - are bedeviling the preparations.
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 00:00
Mr. Chavez's illness has been shrouded in mystery, leading to rampant speculation in Venezuela about its gravity and his ability to campaign or continue serving as president.
Friday, March 2, 2012 - 00:00
The two competing visions of Patagonia are set so close to each other that they seem to be squaring off in a blatant ideological battle, leaving local residents struggling to grasp where they fit in.