The New York Times
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 00:00
Venezuela and Colombia moved toward a diplomatic crisis on Sunday after an exchange of insults between President Hugo Chavez and his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe
Monday, November 19, 2007 - 00:00
Still, the Bush administration’s proposed $1.4 billion counternarcotics aid package falls far short of what is needed to confront the problem.
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 00:00
A sweeping revision of the Constitution, expected to be approved by referendum on Dec. 2, is both bolstering Mr. Chavez’s popularity here among people who would benefit and stirring contempt from economists who declare it demagogy
Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 00:00
In 1994, Carlos Raul Bonilla was kidnapped by a guerrilla group known as FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. His wife, Martha Palomino, who had no idea he was a target, never saw him again
Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 00:00
A trade fair in Communist Cuba is perhaps the last place you would expect to find a Republican governor from the American heartland.
Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez warned Spain on Wednesday that he would review diplomatic and business ties with it, escalating a dispute that erupted when Spain’s king told Mr. Chavez in public to “shut up.”
Thursday, November 15, 2007 - 00:00
Victims of Colombia’s civil conflict sued the banana importer Chiquita Brands International yesterday, accusing it of making payments to a paramilitary group responsible for thousands of killings.
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
Defying appeals from labor leaders, environmentalists and foes of free-trade, nearly half the Democrats in the House joined today with the Bush administration’s backers to support a trade liberalization agreement with Peru
Thursday, November 8, 2007 - 00:00
Masked gunmen shot into a group of students on Wednesday at this country’s most prestigious university.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 00:00
Democrats should vote for it. While the agreement is expected to pass on the strength of a majority of Republican votes, it would be a pity if Democratic leaders were not able to muster a substantial number of votes in favor of a deal they played such a l