Reuters
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 00:00
No official numbers exist, but the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Center, or IDMC, estimates 115,000 people have been displaced by Mexico's drug violence.
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 00:00
The sweep came after a federal grand jury unsealed indictments against 17 defendants allegedly involved in shipping to Mexico firearms bought by third-party "straw purchasers" in the United States.
Friday, February 18, 2011 - 00:00
Senator John McCain on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to help broker a deal that would restore valuable trade benefits for Colombia.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 00:00
His resignation follows the arrest since Friday of at least 30 police officers suspected of keeping links with gangs, including drug traffickers and militia groups.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 00:00
A U.S. team led by Trade Representative Ron Kirk's office is in Colombia this week to take a fresh assessment of the anti-union violence situation.
Thursday, February 17, 2011 - 00:00
Juan Manuel Santos says guerrillas must release all hostages and cease hostilities before talks to end the country's decades-old war.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
"I hate to use China as a tool to talk about the U.S.-Colombia trade relationship but I cannot avoid highlighting that today China is the second-largest trade partner for Colombia after the U.S.," Silva said.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
He is due to visit Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro, the president's office said.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
Rousseff, who last week ordered $30 billion in budget cuts for 2011, has held firm in the face of calls from union leaders and their backers in Congress to allow an increase in the monthly minimum wage.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 00:00
The study by the Government Accountability Office said that the Border Patrol had achieved "varying levels of operational control" over just 873 miles, or 44 percent, of the nearly 2,000-mile border.