The New York Times
Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 00:00
The president's party is gearing up for the Sept. 26 elections. Chavez has called the vote one of the most important of his political career, warning supporters that an opposition victory could allow opponents to derail his drive toward socialism.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding in the five months since its earthquake, because of an absence of leadership, disagreements among donors and general disorganization, a U.S. Senate report says.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
With nearly all polling stations reporting, Santos had 69 percent of the vote against 28 percent for former two-time Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus. It was largest margin of victory in a presidential vote in modern Colombian history.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
While Mr. Santos obtained a decisive majority, voting was marked by high levels of abstention and the killing by guerrillas over the weekend of at least 10 members of Colombia's security forces, a reminder that the country's four-decade war against leftis
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
With a drug war raging around them and an unreliable judicial system in place, Mexico's human rights activists have their hands full as they grapple with a growing new class of victims: themselves.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
The rate of violent crime at the border, and indeed across Arizona, has been declining, as has illegal immigration.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
The ability of Cubans to communicate with each another and with the rest of the world remained well below that of other Caribbean and Latin American countries in 2009.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
Two men were arrested and accused of participating in an ambush that killed 12 federal police officers on Monday in one of the worst drug-cartel attacks on Mexican security forces.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
A mining boom spurred by high gold prices has caused a series of disputes in Mexico.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
Police say gang members have set a bus afire near El Salvador's capital, killing at least 10 of the people aboard.