The Washington Post
Monday, August 8, 2011 - 00:00
The region has seen three groups locked in a decadeslong armed struggle that has led to dozens of killings.
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 00:00
Three long-delayed trade deals with South Korea, Panama and Colombia are moving closer to a vote after the Senate’s leaders announced that they had reached an agreement to bring the pacts up for consideration when Congress returns from recess in Septemb
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 00:00
An average of 254 migrants were deported to Tijuana every day from the United States in the first half of this year, according to Mexico’s National Migration Institute. That's down from 2010, when an average of 366 people were deported every day over th
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
Two Arizona dealers backed by the National Rifle Association filed a lawsuit in Washington, as did the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
While Mexican drug cartels have not previously targeted polling places, pollsters or poll workers, they have been blamed in the killings of candidates and elected officials.
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 00:00
Amnesty called for a full investigation into the killing of Jose Agustin Silvestre. The rights group said in a statement Wednesday the government needs to let the public know if the death could have been prevented.
Monday, August 1, 2011 - 00:00
Operation Fast and Furious was a response to — and not the cause of — the flow of illegal guns from the United States into Mexico.
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 00:00
In a poll released last week by the Caracas firm Datanalisis, the governor of the centrally located state of Miranda, Henrique Capriles, nearly tied Chavez, 37 percent to 39 percent, when prospective voters were asked whom they would choose between the tw
Friday, July 29, 2011 - 00:00
"I invite you all to celebrate my 77th," Chavez said. "I had said I’d leave in 2021. Well, I’m not going away in 2021 or anything. Maybe in 2031."
Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 00:00
Surveillance video and police reports Wednesday suggested that a prison where fighting killed 17 people was plagued by weak controls, disorganization and possible corruption.