The Washington Post
Monday, July 20, 2009 - 00:00
The amount of cocaine flowing into Venezuela from Colombia, Venezuela's neighbor and the world's top producer of the drug, has skyrocketed, going from an estimated 60 metric tons in 2004 to 260 metric tons in 2007
Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 00:00
Honduras' interim government suggested that backers of ousted President Manuel Zelaya were taking up arms to return him to power
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican authorities said Tuesday that a super-violent drug cartel called La Familia was responsible for torturing and killing 12 federal agents
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 00:00
The two diametrically opposed views underscore the deep divisions and simmering anger evident in Honduras, where those who support Zelaya are generally poor and those who oppose him tend to come from the middle and upper classes
Monday, July 6, 2009 - 00:00
The Obama administration has signaled its support for democracy in Latin America by condemning the coup in Honduras, reducing military cooperation and joining with other countries in the hemisphere yesterday in a rare suspension of a nation from the Organ
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
U.S. President Barack Obama expressed hope that Congress would eventually approve a long-delayed free trade agreement with Colombia, but said that country needed to make more progress on human rights first.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
In Honduras, that should mean more than restoring the president to office.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
Honduras' ousted president, bolstered by international support, said he will return home this week to regain control. The man who replaced him said Tuesday that Manuel Zelaya could be met with an arrest warrant.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 00:00
Obama might think about risking the topic of presidential term limits given the current climate in Latin America, where public sentiment is running strong against tinkering with constitutions