The New York Times
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
An outspoken opponent of President Hugo Chavez said Monday that police have taken him into custody while he awaits trial on conspiracy charges for saying Venezuela has become a haven for drug trafficking.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
Former U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will seek improved U.S. trade preferences for textile and apparel imports from Haiti to assist its recovery from the catastrophic January earthquake, Clinton said on Monday.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton clasped hands with residents of one of Haiti's massive tent cities Monday on a tour of its quake-devastated capital -- a visit intended to remind donors of the immense needs facing the recovery effort.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
One of the victims was a regional commander, the other a state police officer. Notes written on yellow cards were attached to the bags, but police refused to disclose what they said. Drug cartel killers frequently attach messages to bodies.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
The Venezuelan government began a campaign last week to register the estimated 15,000 more Haitians thought to be living illegally in the country. All Haitians who have been in Venezuela since before the earthquake will now be granted visas, the governmen
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
The rise of Chigüire Bipolar, which has already drawn the wrath of state-controlled media here, and a handful of other popular Venezuelan sites focused on politics is taking place within a journalistic atmosphere here that international press groups
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
Haiti received a boost to its balance sheet on Monday when the Inter-American Development Bank, meeting in the Mexican resort city of Cancun, agreed to forgive $479 million of the country's $1.2 billion in foreign debt.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 - 00:00
The U.S. has sent helicopters, x-ray vans and sniffer dogs to help Mexico tackle drug cartels, but Mexican leaders meeting Tuesday with a team of U.S. Cabinet secretaries say that to really help, the Americans must tackle their problem of drug consumption
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 00:00
One restored a Haitian president to power; the other flew him back out again. Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are visiting Haiti on Monday.
Monday, March 22, 2010 - 00:00
Hundreds of angry residents in an Argentine town have torched the city hall to protest the death of two teenagers in a police chase.