Associated Press
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 00:00
U.S. diplomats accuse Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government of taking bribes from drug traffickers and receiving "suitcases full of cash" from Venezuelan officials, according to confidential documents released this week by WikiLeaks.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 00:00
Peruvian Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa on Tuesday praised Latin America for becoming more democratic, but criticized Venezuela and Cuba and called the government's in Bolivia and Nicaragua "clownish."
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 00:00
Former Guatemalan Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann may still face extradition from Spain to face allegations that he ordered the killing of 10 prison inmates during a prison escape and uprising.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 00:00
The government said in a statement that they will exhaust all legal options to prove wrongdoing after a judged acquitted Sandra Avila Beltran.
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 00:00
Gangs have killed dozens in drug rehabilitation centers in the last two years across Mexico.
Monday, December 6, 2010 - 00:00
An opposition candidate won the mayorship of Venezuela's second-largest city of Maracaibo Sunday, claiming the big prize in regional elections.
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 00:00
After two major underground passages were discovered last month less than two blocks from one of nation's busiest border crossings for cargo, federal authorities are knocking on doors of warehouse owners and tenants to ask for help.
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 00:00
Federal police say they have captured a regional leader of the Zetas gang who allegedly handled drug-smuggling operations from Panama and the Dominican Republic.
Friday, December 3, 2010 - 00:00
Frustrated presidential candidates led a march through Haiti's capital Thursday to demand officials annul an election they say was tainted by fraud.
Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 00:00
The government is quick to boast about large arrests or drug seizures, but many of its most-publicized efforts result in little, if any, slowdown in the drug trade.