Associated Press
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 00:00
The race between Mexican president Felipe Calderon's sister and the candidate of the resurgent opposition party was a dead heat early Monday with early counts too close to name the next governor of violence-plagued Michoacoan state.
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 00:00
The combative and self-assured judge is being tried on corruption charges that have made her a cause celebre to government opponents who accuse President Hugo Chavez of wielding undue influence over Venezuela's judicial system.
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 00:00
The kidnapping ordeal of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos ended after two days when Venezuelan police commandos rescued him in a flurry of gunfire and arrested four alleged abductors.
Monday, November 14, 2011 - 00:00
Peru pidio perdon a deudos de nueve campesinos sepultados el domingo que fueron asesinados en 1992 por un escuadron militar clandestino que realizaba sus acciones con conocimiento del entonces presidente Alberto Fujimori.
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 00:00
Suspect Ovidio Limon Sanchez is one of the most-wanted U.S. drug fugitives in Mexico, sought "for importing and distributing hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States within the last two decades," according to a U.S. State Department no
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 00:00
The killer of Ivan Rios has been sentenced to 40 years for his role in a 1999 attack on the northwestern town of Narino, in which nine police and seven civilians were killed, the chief prosecutor's office announced Wednesday.
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's hyperviolent Zetas drug cartel appears to be launching what may be one of the first campaigns by an organized crime group to silence commentary on the Internet.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
The most-wanted drug gang leader in this Olympic city was arrested Thursday, police said. The capture is a blow to the gang that controls one of Latin America's biggest slums and the main drug distribution point in Rio.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his navy detected a submarine in Venezuelan waters and that it quickly sped off.
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 00:00
Police in Nicaragua say two clashes among rival political groups have killed four people and injured 12 since Sunday's presidential election.