Category: Regions
October 11, 2010 > Staff
Chilean Miners Expected To Be Rescued On Wednesday; Arguing Over Who Will Go Last
Today in Latin America Top Story — Engineers in Chile are reinforcing an escape shaft with the hope of freeing the 33 trapped miners by Wednesday, as the miners argue […] Read More >
October 8, 2010 > Staff
Peruvian Intellectual Mario Vargas Llosa Wins Nobel Prize
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday due in part for his writings about political corruption in […] Read More >
October 7, 2010 > Staff
Ecuador Detains 46 Police Officers; Obama Calls Correa To Ask For Calm
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Ecuadoran government detained 46 police officers who allegedly participated in last week’s revolt against President Rafael Correa in which five people died […] Read More >
October 6, 2010 > Staff
Brazilian Clown Needs To Pass Literacy Test For Congress
Today in Latin America Top Story — A popular Brazilian clown who got more votes than any other candidate for the country’s congress might be barred from taking his post, […] Read More >
October 5, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Democrats Have The Latino Vote in Midterm Elections, Study Reports
NEW YORK — Latino support leans toward the Democratic Party ahead of November, a new report shows. The Pew Hispanic Center study released Tuesday shows that two thirds of registered […] Read More >
October 5, 2010 > Staff
Mexico Ordered To Pay Damages To Two Indigenous Women Raped By Soldiers
Today in Latin America Top Story — In two separate rulings, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned the Mexican government and ordered it to pay damages to two indigenous […] Read More >
October 5, 2010 > James Rodriguez
Goldcorp’s Peñasquito Mine Sparks Controversy In Mazapil, Mexico
MAZAPIL, Mexico — Five years ago, a new neighbor arrived in Mazapil, promising employment, medical services and development for local peasant communities in Cedros, Las Palmas and Vergel, among others. […] Read More >
October 4, 2010 > Staff
Brazilian Presidential Election To Go To Runoff; Dilma Rousseff Fails To Break 50 Percent Threshold
Today in Latin America Top Story — With 96 percent of the votes counted as of Sunday night, no winner has been declared in the Brazilian presidential election, according to […] Read More >
October 1, 2010 > Staff
Brazil’s Lula Da Silva’s Campaigning Is Propelling Dilma Rousseff To Presidency
Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, Brazil’s overwhelmingly popular president, has presided over eight years of economic growth and poverty reduction. For months now, he’s been trying to bestow that popularity […] Read More >
October 1, 2010 > Staff
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency; Rafael Correa Calls Protests “Coup d’État”
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Ecuadoran government declared a state of emergency Thursday after protests by police officers and members of the military turned ugly and sent […] Read More >