The New York Times
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 00:00
Despite the apparent victories by some opposition governors, Mr. Morales’s hand was strengthened by the seeming defeat of two governors, in the capital, La Paz, and here in Cochabamba
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 00:00
The base has been around so long, 105 years to be exact, that Cubans have grown used to its presence — and its propaganda value — and seem to hold out little hope that the 45 square miles will be returned anytime soon
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Reports on national television, citing preliminary vote counts, said that Mr. Morales, a former coca farmer whose pro-indigenous policies and alliance with President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela have irritated the Bush administration, had won the referendum w
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 00:00
At least 38 people have died, including 16 since the start of June
Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 00:00
Long ago, AIDS specialists the world over essentially shelved the terms “gay” and “homosexual” in connection with the epidemic and began referring instead to “men who have sex with men.” No matter what label such men apply to themselves — ga
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:00
His actions open a new stage of confrontation between his government and the political opposition
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:00
At least two miners were killed and many more were injured Tuesday in clashes between the police and workers at the country’s largest tin mine, Huanuni,
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:00
In a case that has drawn international attention, Texas executed Jose E. Medellin on Tuesday night in defiance of an international court ruling and despite pleas from the Bush administration for a new hearing.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:00
The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by using the group’s emblem in the covert military operation that freed Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages last month.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 00:00
CARACAS, Venezuela — A mystery disease has killed dozens of Warao Indians in recent months in a remote area of northeastern Venezuela, according to indigenous leaders and researchers from the University of California at Berkeley, who informed health off