The New York Times
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
Tijuana has been racked by violence in the past year as rival drug gangs have battled for turf.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
That brings to 33 the total number of people dismissed from the Department of Administrative Security since the scandal broke in February.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
Mr. Morales's claims of destabilization plots, now a regular feature of his government, and his opponents' counterclaims that such plots are shams contribute to growing tensions between the central government and the rebellious lowlands
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
Peru announced early Monday that it was giving Manuel Rosales, a former presidential candidate who ran against Chavez in 2006 and now claims he is being persecuted by Venezuela's socialist president, political asylum
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 00:00
President Rafael Correa appeared headed for victory in elections on Sunday as the old political establishment was unable to muster a coherent alternative
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 00:00
The officials said informal meetings were being planned between the State Department and Cuban diplomats in the United States to determine whether the two governments could open formal talks
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 00:00
The reputed leader of a Mexican drug cartel arrested over the weekend told authorities that he trained his members in ethics and personal development and that he urged them to avoid drugs and alcohol, the federal police said Monday.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Up and down the rivers of western Colombia, a new breed of criminal armies is pressing deeper into the jungle, fighting with guerrillas who have been long in the Choco region for control of the cocaine trade, and forcing thousands of Indians to flee.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
The antagonism seemed to melt away, replaced by a palpable enthusiasm for a new openness from the United States and hopes of improved relations for Washington with Venezuela and Cuba, which emerged as a core issue here.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
In the latest brazen drug-related attack, gunmen ambushed a prisoner transfer convoy in western Mexico, killing eight police officers in a failed attempt to free a high-level cartel member