Associated Press
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuela congratulated Colombia's president-elect on Monday, even though leader Hugo Chavez has expressed doubts that relations can improve with a man who oversaw a raid on one of his allies.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Argentina named a new foreign minister on Friday, tapping its ambassador to the United States after the current minister resigned citing unspecified personal motives.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Haiti has made little progress in rebuilding in the five months since its earthquake, because of an absence of leadership, disagreements among donors and general disorganization, a U.S. Senate report says.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 00:00
Santos es un "aliado fuerte y necesario" que rechaza las tendencias autoritarias del venezolano Hugo Chavez y no tiene interes alguno en cortejar a Iran como lo hace el brasileno Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
With nearly all polling stations reporting, Santos had 69 percent of the vote against 28 percent for former two-time Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus. It was largest margin of victory in a presidential vote in modern Colombian history.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
Two men were arrested and accused of participating in an ambush that killed 12 federal police officers on Monday in one of the worst drug-cartel attacks on Mexican security forces.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
A mining boom spurred by high gold prices has caused a series of disputes in Mexico.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
Police say gang members have set a bus afire near El Salvador's capital, killing at least 10 of the people aboard.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
Police in Cancun found 12 decomposing bodies in four caverns and were searching for more cadavers in violence blamed on drug gangs in the popular resort city.
Monday, June 21, 2010 - 00:00
A meeting between the Vatican's foreign minister and President Raul Castro sparked hopes Sunday that more of the island's political prisoners may be released or transferred to jails closer to home.