The New York Times
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Raul Gutierrez, a spokesperson for the state attorney general's office, said the authorities believed that the killings were unlikely to have been tied to drug trafficking.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Ecuador said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a diplomatic cable divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a newly retired police chief of a long history of corruption and speculates that President Rafael Correa was aware of it.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
As he did on the campaign trail, the 50-year-old Martelly avoided any specifics about how he would lead, but appeared as far as possible from his outrageous stage persona as he spoke of reconciliation with political opponents.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
It was a new stage on Tuesday for Michel Martelly, the former hit-maker who nicknamed himself "president" in song and is now on the verge of serving as the real thing in this devastated country.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Countries around the world are concerned about the increasingly global reach of Mexican drug cartels, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's government emphatically refused on Tuesday to suspend work on a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, despite pleas that the project could displace tens of thousands of indigenous people and cause environmental harm.
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
Humala was at 27 percent in a poll by survey firm Ipsos and 28 percent in one by pollster CPI -- putting him between seven and 10 points in front of three more market-friendly rivals before the April 10 vote.
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
Venezuela's government signed a series of agreements in energy, trade and agriculture during President Hugo Chavez's visits to Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia last week, officials said Sunday.
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
A former Nicaraguan foreign minister who was to become Libya's envoy to the United Nations has dropped those plans and instead will represent Nicaragua at the world body, U.N. officials said on Friday.
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 00:00
Al Qaeda operatives are in Brazil planning attacks, raising money and recruiting followers, a leading news magazine reported Saturday, renewing concerns about the nation serving as a hide-out for Islamic militants.