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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
The UN's office on drugs and crime (UNODC) says the increase is "a surprise and a shock" given Colombia's efforts to destroy coca crops.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
So far this year more than 1,400 people have died in Mexico as drug cartels battle one another for control of the illegal drugs trade to the US, and battle the authorities trying to stop them.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - President Cristina Fernandez told thousands of supporters Wednesday that a three-month strike against grain export-tax hikes was undemocratic and demanded that farmers lift road blockades that have caused food shortages across Ar
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 00:00
Ecuadorian authorities have done little to stop the killings or the encroachment of the modern world into the last refuges of these "uncontacted" people.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
The officer, Odnei Fernando da Silva, 34, surrendered to the Rio state police organized crime unit, known as Draco, after being a fugitive for almost two weeks
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
The leadership in Washington should not wait until the likes of Patana and de la Cruz, who enjoy the support of the Morales government, follow through with threats to burn down an embassy
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
El general Raul Isaias Baduel, ex ministro de Defensa y ex aliado del presidente Hugo Chavez, pidio ayer en Caracas que la oposicion venezolana se organice
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
People in the town of Moquegua have been blocking roads to demand a greater share of taxes paid by the country's biggest copper producer for their area
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
Eleven Brazilian soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of handing over three men to a drug gang that killed them and left them on a rubbish tip
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had barely stepped foot on Cuban soil Monday when he declared ailing leader Fidel Castro was "alive and kicking."