The New York Times
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Although Mrs. Clinton's dinner with the former presidents of Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Panama and El Salvador had been in the works for weeks, organizers said it coincided with her sense that years of neglect had resulted in missed opportunities.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
The issue appears to divide this small country of 3.5 million inhabitants right down the middle.
Thursday, May 19, 2011 - 00:00
Brazilian government officials said Wednesday that they would crack down on cattle ranchers in the Amazon after new data showed that deforestation there had increased by 26 percent in the nine months that ended in April.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 00:00
Keiko Fujimori has hired former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as an adviser, trying to bolster her law-and-order credentials without relying on the image of her divisive father, jailed former President Alberto Fujimori.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 00:00
The Obama administration said on Monday that it would not seek Congressional approval of free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea until Republicans agree to expand assistance for American workers who might lose jobs.
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 00:00
The Colombians had entered the United Arab Emirates posing as construction workers. In fact, they were soldiers for a secret American-led mercenary army.
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 00:00
Now that his own world had been shattered by the killing of his son in March - an innocent, the police said, caught up in a drug-trafficking attack that captivated the nation - Mr. Sicilia, 56, said he had kept his faith but had felt it sink to a "da
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 00:00
Former President Manuel Zelaya is expected to return to Honduras within a month, ending an exile that began nearly two years ago when he was ousted in a coup.
Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's Congress fiercely debated changing a cornerstone environmental law on Wednesday night, a move conservationists warned could roll back one of the most effective pieces of legislation protecting forests and biodiversity.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 00:00
Aides say his goal was to "create a pathway" and "a sense of urgency" to "move forward." That is a start but not nearly enough.