Today in Latin America Top Story — Chile became one of the first countries to hand over highly enriched uranium (HEU) from its nuclear reactors to the United States for safe storage. The Associated Press reported the story yesterday, the same day that President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev signed a nuclear [...]
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. and Cuban officials held talks in Havana over the weekend that focused on improving government regulation of immigration between the two countries. The meeting was part of a dialogue that resumed between the two countries after a six-year hiatus, when the Bush administration froze contacts with Cuba. [...]
SAN DIEGO — Last year Jorge, a Tijuana business owner who asked for anonymity for safety reasons, was driving home from work when several cars attempted to corner him. When he realized that he was in the middle of a classic kidnap setup, he quickly accelerated and squeezed his Mini-Cooper in between two of the [...]
For anyone wondering how one of President Obama’s signature pledges seemed to unravel between Monday and Friday, here’s a look at the week that was. Savvy readers of The New York Times may have noticed a letter to the editor in Tuesday’s edition, co-signed by three city council members including the speaker, the chairman of [...]
WASHINGTON — A panel of experts advocated the removal of Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism at a conference organized by the Center for International Policy last Thursday. The list, managed by the U.S. Department of State, has broad-reaching foreign-policy consequences for the included countries. First proposed by then Secretary of [...]
Just days after Haiti was devastated by a powerful earthquake, The Nation reports that some of the same private security companies operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are preparing to set up shop in the Caribbean nation. A trade group representing military contractors and private security firms, the International Peace Operations Association, has launched a Web [...]
This section contains brief summaries of the main stories to come out of Latin America this week. Compiled by the staff of the Latin America News Dispatch. Argentina: A former Argentine naval officer went on trial last Friday, Dec. 11, for his alleged involvement in the torture and disappearances of dissidents during Argentina’s military dictatorship. [...]
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