The New York Times
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez is testing Curaçao's nerves by repeatedly claiming that the Dutch government, which oversees defense issues here, is letting Washington use Curaçao as a base for planning a possible attack on Venezuela.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
The Cuban government's announcement last week that it will release 52 political prisoners has done little to quell the island's fiercest critics, who are asking President Raul Castro, "What about the rest?"
Friday, July 9, 2010 - 00:00
Guillermo Farinas, an opposition activist, ended a 134-day hunger strike on Thursday, after indications that the government would make good on its promise to release 52 political prisoners.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
The prisoners to be released, five initially, and then, 47 others, were all detained during a major crackdown on dissent in 2003.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
Those enmeshed in Mexico's thriving drug culture - users and traffickers alike - have an unusual relationship with the church.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
According to the D.E.A., the fiberglass submarine, about 100 feet long and 9 feet high, was the first of its kind to be seized.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona was to host a conference of Mexican and American governors, but the Mexicans, unhappy about Arizona's new immigrant law, protested.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
Now, though the return of the PRI in 2012 is still probable, it is no longer inevitable.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 00:00
The polling went on and the results were accepted, with voters appearing to steer away from candidates with perceived links to traffickers.
Friday, July 2, 2010 - 00:00
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations has appointed Costa Rica's attorney general, Francisco Dall'Anese, to lead an international panel fighting organized crime and corruption in Guatemala.