The Wall Street Journal
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 00:00
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon, his deputy, Craig Kelly and Dan Restrepo, the White House's special assistant for Western Hemisphere affairs, were expected to meet with Mr. Zelaya in the Honduran capital
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 00:00
Seven weeks before Chile's election, Marco Enriquez-Ominami, a 36-year-old congressman and film producer, is rocketing upward in the polls as head of a dissident group that splintered from the governing Concertacion
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican President Felipe Calderon tapped the 41-year-old to rebuild Mexico's police from scratch
Monday, October 26, 2009 - 00:00
President Cristina Kirchner is cracking down on the free press. Argentines are wondering if their democracy will survive
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 00:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promised to deploy federal police and allocate $60 million in aid to Rio de Janeiro after a weekend shootout downed a police helicopter and raised questions about the city's ability to host safe Olympic Games
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
To appreciate the magnitude of Mr. Calderon's decision, think of Ronald Reagan's firing of the air traffic controllers—only bigger. As one internationally renowned Mexican economist remarked on Sunday, it is "the most important act of government in
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuela's government said Thursday that tests confirm a huge natural gas discovery recently announced by Spain's Repsol YPF SA (REP).
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
Members of the Mexican Electricians Union, or SME, gathered by the thousands in downtown Mexico City Thursday to march in protest of the government's decision to shut down state-owned power utility Luz y Fuerza del Centro.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The Inter-American Development Bank, or IDB, Wednesday approved a 10-year credit line of $1.0 billion to Ecuador for road infrastructure developments.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The House voted Thursday to allow detainees held at the American base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be transferred to the U.S. for trial, boosting President Barack Obama's efforts to close the detention facility.