The Washington Post
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has strongly defended his economic record after a turbulent year in which the country has been rocked by recession and 30 percent inflation.
Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 00:00
As the Mexican government condemns a new immigration law in Arizona as cruel and xenophobic, illegal migrants passing through Mexico are routinely robbed, raped and kidnapped by organized criminal gangs that often work alongside corrupt police.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 00:00
An explosion of drug violence in Mexico has killed hundreds of people in the past five days and prompted the country's president to issue a 5,000-word manifesto.
Monday, June 14, 2010 - 00:00
For 30 years, Giraldo has been investigating some of the most heinous human rights abuses committed during Colombia's shadowy war and blaming those he says are responsible.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 00:00
By all appearances, the charm offensive had an impact.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 00:00
Otero is a lawyer and longtime leader of the right-wing National Renovation party, who was among the minority who campaigned to keep Pinochet in power rather than return democracy to Chile.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 - 00:00
It is highly unusual for a host president to leave the chief U.S. diplomat sitting alone in his own palace, even before his words are translated.
Monday, June 7, 2010 - 00:00
Cancun Mayor Gregorio Sanchez, an amateur nightclub crooner and sometime evangelical pastor, was arrested a week ago and charged with aiding not one but two major drug trafficking organizations.
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 00:00
But adding a thousand or so border troops won't stop the cartels or repeal the law of supply and demand. It won’t lessen American addicts' hunger for drugs or Mexican traffickers' appetite for sold-in-America guns.
Friday, May 28, 2010 - 00:00
The deployment's main flaw is immediately clear: It does not fit into a broader strategy to counter the instability generated by drug violence.