The Washington Post
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 00:00
Roberto Micheletti, the interim president, told reporters that a dialogue is "beginning" between his supporters and those of Manuel Zelaya
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 00:00
Student Protester's Saga Shines New Light on Chavez's Approach to Dissent
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 00:00
One by one and in gory detail, a former death squad commander, Hernan Giraldo, recounted at special judicial hearings how he killed his opponents in Colombia's long, murky war.
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
A simmering feud over U.S. policy toward Latin America burst into the open Thursday when Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) tried to prevent a fact-finding trip to Honduras by a Republican senator who is blocking two important diplomatic appointments.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
The coup-installed president of Honduras backed down Monday from an escalating standoff with protesters and suggested he would restore civil liberties and reopen dissident television and radio stations by the end of the week.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 00:00
U.S., Colombian and Mexican customs agents in one week this month seized more than $41 million in cash being smuggled between the ports of Manzanillo, Mexico, and Buenaventura, Colombia
Monday, September 28, 2009 - 00:00
Juan Rivera was arrested in the city of Cali after a six-month manhunt. He is wanted for extradition by U.S. courts in Florida and was second in command of the Norte del Valle cartel
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 00:00
If his aim is really to save democracy in his country Mr. Micheletti must act quickly to legitimize the election. The simplest way to do that is to accept the plan put forward months ago by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 00:00
Wednesday's move was Chevron's third attempt to force Ecuador into arbitration
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 00:00
As U.S. and Latin American diplomats worked feverishly to defuse the crisis, the de facto president acknowledged that unofficial contacts had been established between his side and the Zelaya camp