The New York Times
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
Between them is a yawning political and socioeconomic divide that still threatens the stability of what was once one of the United States’ principal staging grounds in Latin America during the cold war
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
Frederick Jones, a spokesman for the committee chairman, Senator John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, said Friday that the senator was worried that a State Department letter to Republican legislators 'risks sending a confusing signal'
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
As much as they bring the countries together, the meetings have also served to highlight deep differences, particularly on trade and immigration
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
Silvia Raquenel Villanueva, a tough - talking criminal defender whom the authorities accused of getting too close to the notorious figures she represented, was celebrated by Mexico's underworld
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
THE coup here has brought back a lot of Central America’s cold war ghosts, but few as polarizing as Billy Joya, a former police captain accused of being the former leader of a death squad
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 00:00
President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia wrapped up a seven-country tour of South America this week seeking to calm skeptical neighbors about a proposal to allow an increased American military presence in Colombian territory
Friday, August 7, 2009 - 00:00
The Senate leader, Jose Sarney, is a former Brazilian president who both supported the military dictatorship and led the nation during its transition to civilian democracy. Now he is considered an important ally for Mr. da Silva
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelan officials have continued to assist commanders of Colombia's largest rebel group, helping them arrange weapons deals in Venezuela and even obtain identity cards to move with ease on Venezuelan soil
Monday, August 3, 2009 - 00:00
Despite repeated denials by President Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan officials have continued to assist commanders of Colombia's largest rebel group, helping them arrange weapons deals in Venezuela and even obtain identity cards to move with ease on Venezuelan s
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela has withdrawn its ambassador from Colombia as part of a escalating diplomatic row over weapons supplied to rebel groups