Associated Press
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 00:00
Press advocates called for immediate government action to halt a wave of attacks that has killed at least six current and former reporters and photographers in Veracruz over the last year.
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 00:00
In November, President Dilma Rousseff signed into law a bill that established the truth commission, but she has yet to appoint its seven members.
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 00:00
Venezuela's top diplomat said Thursday that Latin American nations should create a regional human rights commission that excludes the United States as a means of preventing Washington from meddling.
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 00:00
El gobierno argentino difundio un polemico aviso publicitario filmado en secreto en las Islas Malvinas, en el que un atleta argentino se entrena para los proximos Juegos Olimpicos de Londres.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 00:00
The European Union joined journalist organizations and human rights groups in asking Colombia's main rebel group on Wednesday to immediately free a French journalist.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 00:00
Her momentum lost, Vazquez Mota is now as much as 20 points behind Pena Nieto in many polls.
Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 00:00
The comment by Parliament Chief Ricardo Alarcon has residents, exiles and policymakers abuzz with speculation that the much-hated exit visa could be a thing of the past.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
President Evo Morales announced Tuesday that his government is completing the nationalization of Bolivia's electricity sector by seizing control of its main power grid from a Spanish-owned company.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
Interior Secretary Mauricio Lopez Bonilla says he is sending troops and police from Guatemala City to the province of Huehuetenango to "restore order."
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 00:00
The law covers the dead, wounded, kidnapped or missing whether they are ordinary civilians or are members of drug cartels and other crime gangs.