The Washington Post
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
It will be the fourth such effort in three decades.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 00:00
According to the most optimistic assessment offered by senior government officials, a peace agreement would be reached by April.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
Prosecutors argue the kidnappings and the hiding of bodies so the victims were never found are "permanent crimes." Since such crimes continue to the present, they fall outside the 1961-79 period covered by the amnesty law.
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 00:00
U.S. officials are praising Guatemala's decision to allow the extradition of former president Alfonso Portillo, who faces U.S. charges of laundering allegedly embezzled foreign donations.
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 00:00
Two civilians in Peru have died of apparent gunshot wounds in a clash between police and coca growers trying to halt coca crop eradication in the Upper Huallaga valley region.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
Former officials said the CIA has been frustrated by delays that can last months before Mexican authorities mount operations based on U.S.-provided intelligence and acknowledged that lingering mistrust makes the agency reluctant to share its most sensitiv
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos's brief announcement in a nationally televised address prompted cautious optimism.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 00:00
In an earlier statement, the company said that the dam will not "directly affect any Indian territory" and that "the indigenous communities living in the region have been consulted".
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 00:00
The committee has raised just 10 percent of the $2.8 million needed to complete a mile of fencing. The ultimate goal is to build 200 miles of border fencing
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 00:00
It is a memoir about a jovial father who was also a formidable intellectual, humanitarian doctor and political radical whose outspokenness about the injustices in this country triggered a murderous rage among reactionary forces.