The New York Times
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 00:00
A former Salvadoran military officer who has been charged in Spain with crimes against humanity for killings in El Salvador during that country's civil war appeared in United States District Court in Boston on Tuesday after he was arrested and accused of
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 00:00
Federal border inspectors are not only seizing drugs coming into the country from Mexico, but are also making arrests for drug smuggling that is going the other way.
Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 00:00
The government of President Ollanta Humala said Wednesday that it was temporarily suspending coca eradication projects in the tropical valleys around Tingo Maria, one of Peru's top sources of coca, the plant used to make cocaine.
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 00:00
The number of women incarcerated for federal crimes has grown by 400 percent since 2007, pushing the total female prison population past 10,000.
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 00:00
Mexican soldiers and police officers regularly burst into homes, plant evidence and take people's possessions, the National Human Rights Commission said Friday, adding that the violations have increased as Mexico's war against drug gangs has grown more in
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 00:00
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner far outpolled her rivals on Sunday in Argentina’s first national primary, suggesting that she is likely to win re-election easily in the vote on Oct. 23.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 00:00
Agents now regularly hop aboard southbound buses, a common way for migrants to return to their towns and villages.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 00:00
Admiral Kernan cited drug trafficking, criminal cartels and violent extremist organizations as the major challenges to security in South America.
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 00:00
In recent weeks, small numbers of C.I.A. operatives and American civilian military employees have been posted at a Mexican military base.].
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 00:00
"For many years our parents’ generation was afraid to demonstrate, to complain, thinking it was better to conform to what was going on," said Camila Vallejo Dowling, the leader of a university student group.