Reuters
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 00:00
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' surgery for non-aggressive prostate cancer was successful and the 61-year-old is recovering well
Thursday, October 4, 2012 - 00:00
The two suspects detained in Mexico were arrested in a Mexican military operation in the city of Agua Prieta, in Mexico's northern Sonora state, a few miles (km) from the spot where Nicholas Ivie, 30, was shot dead
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 00:00
Home to the popular beach resort Acapulco, Guerrero has suffered one of the highest death tolls in turf wars between Mexico's drug cartels.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 00:00
Rather than any evidence of violence, a Reuters photographer found villagers performing a dance, relaxing in hammocks and going about normal cooking and hunting activities.
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 00:00
Calmon, who serves as a kind of ombudswoman for Brazil's judicial system, said her work was being undermined by "bandits who hide behind their togas" --corrupt judges who, she said, favor special interests and line their pockets.
Friday, September 7, 2012 - 00:00
Santos, whose approval rating has fallen in recent months, surprised Colombians this week when he said there would be no ceasefire during peace talks with the FARC.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
Around the region, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and U.S. leader Barack Obama were among those wishing the talks success.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
Freixo was re-elected to the assembly in 2010 with nearly 180,000 votes, more than all but one other Rio legislator. The writers of "Tropa de Elite," a blockbuster film about Rio police, wrote a Freixo character into a sequel.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
Brazil is now targeting 4.5 percent growth next year, the document showed, more than twice the rate analysts expect for this year.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
As Santos moves toward possible formal peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Renjifo will likely become part of a discussion of how royalties from oil and mining companies are distributed.