The New York Times
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 00:00
The Zetas, a group of Mexican drug trafficker known for their ruthless ways, took the unusual step over the weekend of publicly distancing themselves from a particularly gruesome killing: the murder of a political candidate, his wife and their two childre
Monday, September 7, 2009 - 00:00
Mr. Fuentes Esperon, who had participated in a campaign event on Friday, was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or P.R.I., which has strong support in Tabasco
Friday, September 4, 2009 - 00:00
Some outside the Obama administration, however, wondered whether it was much of a signal at all, saying that formally terminating the money would not have much of a practical effect
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 00:00
Legal officials in Ecuador said Wednesday that they would investigate evidence obtained by the oil company Chevron of what seemed to be a $3 million bribery scheme
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 00:00
Mr. Calderon used his address to make a strong defense of his battle against drug traffickers and organized crime, ending with a call for cooperation from the opposition-dominated Congress
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 00:00
Manuel Zelaya, the deposed president of Honduras, called on the United States to match its strong words of condemnation for the coup that ousted him with actions — asking the Obama administration to cut off tens of millions of dollars in assistance
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe is recovering from the swine flu, but now his defense minister is showing some symptoms of the same illness
Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 00:00
The recordings indicate that an Ecuadoran political operative was working to obtain $3 million in bribes related to environmental cleanup contracts to be awarded in the event of a ruling against Chevron.
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 00:00
In recent months, journalists across the region have faced opposition not only from courts but also from the leaders of several countries, who have moved to restrict critical coverage and paint the news media as the enemy
Friday, August 28, 2009 - 00:00
Left-leaning South American leaders criticized Colombia on Friday for agreeing to allow the United States to increase its military presence on Colombian bases