The Washington Post
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 00:00
The report follows a congressional investigation of the controversial gunrunning sting, known as Operation Fast and Furious, that was overseen by the Phoenix office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 00:00
It is the agency’s biggest debacle since the deadly 1993 confrontation in Waco, Tex.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 00:00
Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife Maria were gunned down last May near a reserve in the jungle state of Para, where they taught farmers how to use land in a sustainable manner.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
Attorney Julio Hernandez says the youths were beaten by bar employees near the city of Cuernavaca in March, then taken to a house and killed by other men.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
Brazilian authorities are watching the cheap drug spread across this country of 190 million people. They have far fewer resources to deal with it.
Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil has begun building four diesel-powered submarines as part of a 2008 agreement with France that includes the future construction of Latin America’s first nuclear submarine.
Friday, July 15, 2011 - 00:00
President Juan Manuel Santos calls the case "a little arm of a great octopus" of corruption.
Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 00:00
RAND researchers suggest that it's the "target earner hypothesis," which rests on the notion that immigrants return to their home country when they've earned their planned savings level.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 00:00
The program includes a minimum price policy and harvest purchase guarantees.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 00:00
The administration and congressional leaders had been aiming to move the trade deals through Congress by early August, a deadline that now appears unlikely to be met.