Reuters
Friday, August 27, 2010 - 00:00
President Felipe Calderon said he would send proposals to Congress that would ban cash purchases of real estate and make it easier for officials to seize property from drug cartels and their front companies.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - 00:00
The central bank reported that Brazilian agriculture received $26 million in direct foreign investment in April, up 225 percent from the same period of 2009.
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian police arrested Walid Makled, who last year was included in a U.S. list of accused major drug barons, in Norte de Santender
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
Santos, who took over the presidency on Aug. 7, said the government would evaluate whether to take the deal to Congress.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's military said the air force bombed a camp of insurgents from the National Liberation Army.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
The court said the deal could not come into force until it had been approved by Congress. It added that it was not ruling on the legality of the agreement.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
The shakeup, which is widely expected to include Primer Minister Javier Velasquez, would come as Peru's economy surges at one of the world's fastest paces.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
Cuba is opening stores in the countryside where farm supplies are being sold freely for the first time as the Communist government moves to reform.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
Markets largely shrugged off the dispute, seeing it as more political theater than genuine threat of war
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez restored diplomatic ties on Tuesday at talks to end the latest dispute.