Reuters
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he believed U.S. President Barack Obama would further dismantle a 47-year-old trade embargo against Communist Cuba.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 00:00
Kirk's statement was the latest indication that Obama would not press for a full-fledged renegotiation of the 15-year-old North American trade accord, despite complaints he made about the pact in last year's campaign.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
If U.S. President Barack Obama needed a reminder that times have changed in the Americas, his fellow presidents gave him one when Air Force One touched down in Trinidad and Tobago for a regional summit.
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 00:00
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Sunday the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba must go, but he was mum on his brother Raul Castro's recent offer to talk with Washington about "everything," including political prisoners and human rights.
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 00:00
Sixteen people died in a shootout in Mexico between soldiers and suspected drug traffickers ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss the drug war
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 00:00
The Summit of the Americas he will attend with 33 other leaders in Trinidad and Tobago looks set to be dominated by debate over Washington's enduring ideological conflict with Cuba
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 00:00
President Barack Obama opened the door on Thursday to more changes in his Cuba policy, saying his lifting of restrictions on family travel was an effort to recast ties
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
Colombia is known for its ample supplies of fresh water. But the war -- which began in the 1960s with the birth of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, rebel movement -- has combined with global warming to damage the environment
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
Daniel Rendon Herrera, 43, alias "Don Mario," was found alone, eating rice out his hands, hiding under a palm tree
Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 00:00
The measure now goes to a vote by the full Senate, where the president has an ample majority