Chicago Tribune
Friday, January 18, 2013 - 00:00
Ivan Marquez, head of the Marxist FARC negotiating team, has called for a national assembly to change Colombia's constitution and ensure any agreements would be set in stone
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 00:00
Vice President and anointed successor Nicolas Maduro, Congress chief Diosdado Cabello, and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez - a political heir apparent, a soldier and an energy boss - are emerging as the architects of a transition
Friday, January 11, 2013 - 00:00
The bill, which was approved by Congress last April, had stalled after former President Felipe Calderon objected to parts of its content
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 00:00
Venezuela after Chavez will likely be plagued by political turmoil and economic struggle. It's not the legacy he envisioned. But it's his doing
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 00:00
Mexico's attorney general said police were likely to be prosecuted for the ambush of the two agents as they traveled in a vehicle with diplomatic plates on a road south of Mexico City.
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 00:00
Court documents showed that Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman-Salazar was detained on Friday after authorities said she attempted to cross from Tijuana, Mexico, into California on foot using a counterfeit visa and a false name.
Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 00:00
The "mensalao" or "big monthly payments" scandal erupted in 2005 and almost toppled Lula. But he survived and was re-elected in 2006.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 00:00
Chavez's health fell off the map as an electoral issue when it became clear in July that the 58-year-old ex-paratrooper was getting stronger and would almost certainly live at least until the October vote.
Thursday, September 20, 2012 - 00:00
Pastrana said the country is more divided now than it was when he tried negotiations.
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 00:00
The killing on September 3 was the second time in two months Mexico complained of one of its nationals being shot over the frontier by U.S. border agents.