The Washington Post
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 00:00
President Obama will depart Friday for Brazil, opting not to cancel his long-planned trip in the wake of the earthquake in Japan and other major issues that have dominated his attention over the past several weeks.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 00:00
The interim director of a state prison in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been killed less than three months after the Zetas drug cartel staged a massive jailbreak at the facility, a Mexican official said Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 00:00
Haiti's two presidential candidates on Monday dismissed concerns that the apparently imminent return of exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide would disrupt the election, despite a U.S. State Department warning that he could be a destabilizing pre
Wednesday, March 16, 2011 - 00:00
Uruguay has joined a string of South American nations in recognizing an independent Palestinian state.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 00:00
South Africa is helping ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide return to his homeland from exile in Pretoria, and any problems Washington has with that should be taken up with Haiti, the deputy foreign minister said.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 00:00
Chavez's calls for mediation reflect both his affinity for Gadhafi and his ambition to be a global player, rallying nations against the United States.
Monday, March 14, 2011 - 00:00
Drug gangsters in northern Mexico looking for high-powered weapons have benefited from some well-placed American suppliers lately, U.S. prosecutors say.
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 00:00
His daunting task: to reduce crime in this city of 1.3 million, which registered more than 3,000 homicides last year amid the nation's soaring drug violence.
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 00:00
The same qualities that made Monterrey appealing to investors - good schools, exclusive neighborhoods, upscale restaurants - made it attractive to bosses of the Gulf cartel and its main rival, Los Zetas.
Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 00:00
The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee has charged that ATF agents allowed hundreds of firearms to flow from gun stores in the United States to criminals in Mexico and elsewhere in order to build cases.