Posts By: Staff
May 19, 2010 > Staff
Brazil’s Lula da Silva Gains International Attention With Iranian Nuclear Swap Agreement
Today in Latin America Top Story — An agreement signed between Brazil, Turkey and Iran has cast an international spotlight on Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with several […] Read More >
May 18, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Police Intensify Search for Missing Politician Diego Fernández de Cevallos
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican police say they have intensified the search for missing politician and former presidential candidate Diego Fernández de Cevallos, who was kidnapped last […] Read More >
May 17, 2010 > Staff
Brazil, Turkey and Iran May Have Reached Agreement on Nuclear Program
Today in Latin America Top Story — Turkish Minister of Foreign Relations Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday that Turkey, Brazil and Iran had reached an agreement regarding a nuclear fuel […] Read More >
May 14, 2010 > Staff
Venezuelan Offshore Natural Gas Rig Sinks; 95 Workers Rescued and No Environmental Threat, Says Oil Minister
Today in Latin America Top Story – Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramírez announced Thursday that an offshore natural-gas platform sank off the country’s eastern state of Sucre. All of the […] Read More >
May 13, 2010 > Staff
Venezuela Arrests 19 Colombians on Spying Charges
Today in Latin America Top Story — Tensions between Colombia and Venezuela have flared up again as Venezuela arrested 19 Colombians accused of allegedly carrying illegal arms and cutting trees. […] Read More >
May 12, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Drug Cartel May Have Ties To Police, Leaked Documents Indicate
Today in Latin America Top Story — Documents recovered from Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán’s drug trafficking ring in Mexico indicate that the organization has ties to the country’s police, fueling […] Read More >
May 11, 2010 > Staff
Haiti’s Police Break Up Anti-Préval Protest In Front Of National Palace
Today in Latin America Top Story — Haitian police broke up a rally on Monday in front of the National Palace, where protesters demanded that President René Préval step down. […] Read More >
May 10, 2010 > Staff
Laura Chinchilla Inaugurated as Costa Rica’s First Female President
Today in Latin America Top Story — Costa Rica swore in the country’s first female president this weekend as Laura Chinchilla was inaugurated during an open-air ceremony in San José. […] Read More >
May 7, 2010 > Staff
Obama Promises To Address Immigration Reform At Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Today in Latin America Top Story — President Barack Obama promised to address immigration reform this year during a Cinco de Mayo celebrations at the White House’s Rose Garden. Obama’s […] Read More >
May 6, 2010 > Staff
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Open To Brazilian Mediation Of Nuclear Fuel Issue
Today in Latin America Top Story — Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad agreed “in principle” to Brazil taking a role in helping to break the deadlock over a United Nations-backed nuclear […] Read More >