Associated Press
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez is strongly condemning an armed pro-government group for allegedly allowing children to pose with assault rifles.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
A bomb exploded outside a police station in the Pacific port city of Tumaco just as lunch hour ended Wednesday.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
Pineda is the third former president of Colombia's Congress to be convicted of crimes for benefiting from associations with militia leaders.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
She was visiting to showcase Brazilian efforts helping Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake two years ago.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
John and Wanda Casias was originally from Amarillo, Texas, but relatives said they moved to an area outside the city of Monterrey in the late 1970s or early 1980s and made it their home.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
The attempt to sneak out al-Saadi Gadhafi involved piles of stolen passports, white-knuckle flights with pilots who refused to land in war-torn Libya and luxury homes bought under false names in Mexico.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 00:00
The gang threatened a week ago to kill one policeman a day unless Police Chief Julian Leyzaola resigns.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 00:00
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday that her country acted properly in granting an entry visa to Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez, but that it's an internal matter for Cuba as to whether Sanchez is allowed to leave.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 00:00
Corrupt officials often use vaguely worded "consultancy" or service contracts to get kickbacks, because it is hard to prove the "goods" aren't delivered, or aren't worth as much as is paid for them.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - 00:00
Shortly after Moreno arrived in Ojinaga in spring 2008, the troops under his command began kidnapping, torturing and killing suspects and stealing cars, computers, TV sets and even mattresses.