The New York Times
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 00:00
Castro has spoken previously about limiting high-ranking officials including himself to two, 5-year terms.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
The debate over the law has revealed the stark disconnect between a population that is increasingly supportive of conserving the Amazon and a Congress in which agricultural interests in the country's rural north and northeast still hold sway.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 00:00
Officials said that five police officers had been fatally shot after they stopped a vehicle in a town outside Mexico City.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 00:00
President Rafael Correa of Ecuador is leading a relentless campaign against free speech, harassing his critics, forcing independent broadcasters off the air and hijacking the nation's courts in his bid to bankrupt the country's largest newspaper.
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 00:00
A Guatemalan judge has ordered a former military dictator, Efrain Rios Montt, to appear in court on Thursday, the first step in a process that could lead to his being tried on genocide.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
The Mexican drug war is intensifying in interior and southern areas once thought clear of the carnage, broadening a conflict that has already overwhelmed the authorities and dispirited the public.
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 00:00
The homes where well-heeled Mexicans actually live are surrounded by walls that guard residents' privacy and protect against intruders. And none are more hidden than the homes owned by the country's drug lords.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 00:00
With a combined population of less than 1.5 million, the Guyana Three are hardly a hotspot for news.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 00:00
Ecuador's Rafael Correa celebrated five years in power on Sunday with a new poll giving him an impressive 55 percent approval that would make him a favorite to win re-election in 2013.
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 00:00
The Mexican government updated its drug war death toll on Wednesday, reporting that 47,515 people had been killed in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderon began a military assault on criminal cartels in late 2006.