The New York Times
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 00:00
As the government continues its aggressive push to extract Peru's vast mineral and oil reserves, communities such as Cerro de Pasco are caught in a conflict between environmental contamination and jobs.
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 00:00
China's ties with Venezuela have grown increasingly warm in recent years, marked by rising Venezuelan oil exports to China, the Chinese launching of a satellite for Venezuela and the sale of Chinese military aircraft.
Monday, April 19, 2010 - 00:00
Americans are taking in their Mexican relatives, and the local schools have swelled with traumatized children, many of whom have witnessed gangland violence.
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 00:00
Foreign media and dissident blogs have reported the probe was linked to the recent dismissal of longtime Cuban Civil Aviation Minister Rogelio Acevedo, but the government made no mention of him.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 00:00
Mrs. Obama urged those privileged enough to go to college to give back to the less fortunate, a huge issue in a country with a gaping divide of rich and poor.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 00:00
Chile's diplomats pressed Cuban officials for information on the cause of Baudrand's death but they had received no official response.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 - 00:00
Mexico's drug violence has invaded the heart of one of its most famous beach resorts, with six people shot to death and five wounded during a raging gunbattle on the main boulevard.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 00:00
Mrs. Obama arrived in Mexico City late Tuesday after stopping in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 00:00
The chief of the anti-drug office in Guatemala's Peten region has been arrested for allegedly passing information to Mexico's Zetas drug gang.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 00:00
The report said 2009 was the deadliest year in the drug war, with 9,635 people killed in violence tied to organized crime.