Associated Press
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 00:00
The town's supplies had been blocked after the Knights Templars cartel declared war on the hamlet.
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 00:00
The current system of immigration enforcement and deportation produces a constant flow of people north and south that provides the cartel with a vulnerable labor pool and steady source of revenue.
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 00:00
An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
Protesters are demanding that President Evo Morales' government double pensions, which currently range from $21 to $28 a month. The government is offering an 81% hike.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
There were no immediate reports of injuries or arrests Thursday, but protests last week left 33 people injured and more than 100 detained
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
Branson said strong conservation efforts would pay off for years to come for a region where 70 percent of the people live in coastal settlements and a $20 billion tourism industry provides more than 2 million jobs.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
"El destino de este pueblo seguira siendo el tuyo Bolivar, el tuyo Hugo Chavez: la victoria perpetua, la victoria eterna sobre los enemigos de la patria", dijo Maduro en un discurso.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro, who was selected by the dying Hugo Chavez to carry on his "Bolivarian revolution," claims that anti-government forces, including the private sector, are causing the shortages in an effort to destabilize the country.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
A report from the Independent Commission of Investigations says 75 percent of police confrontations with mentally ill suspects end in fatalities.