Posts By: Staff
May 25, 2011 > Staff
U.S. Hits Venezuelan State Oil Company With Sanctions Due To Iran Ties
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bonds for Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), plunged after the United States issued sanctions on the company for supporting Iran’s […] Read More >
May 24, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Discover Mass Grave In Durango; Bodies Signal Split In Sinaloa Cartel
Today in Latin America Top Story — Police in Mexico discovered a mass grave in a vacant car repair lot in the northern Mexican city of Durango. The grave, which […] Read More >
May 23, 2011 > Staff
Zelaya Signs Agreement Allowing His Return To Honduras
Today in Latin America Top Story — Overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya signed an agreement on Sunday with current President Porfirio Lobo in the Colombian city of Cartagena that will […] Read More >
May 20, 2011 > Staff
Colombian Supreme Court Refuses FARC Files As Evidence
Today in Latin America Top Story — Colombia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to admit as evidence files taken from a FARC guerrilla commander’s computer in a 2008 raid — […] Read More >
May 19, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala Arrests Zeta Member In Connection To Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom announced Wednesday the arrest of an alleged Zeta leader and former Guatemalan soldier in connection with the killing of […] Read More >
May 18, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorites Find 513 Undocumented Migrants Hidden In Trucks
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities Tuesday found 513 undocumented migrants inside two tractor trailers in the southern state of Chiapas. Chiapas state police found the largest […] Read More >
May 17, 2011 > Staff
Guatemala Accuses Zetas Drug Cartel Of Carrying Out Petén Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Guatemalan officials on Monday attributed Saturday’s massacre of 29 people in the northern province of Petén to the Zetas, a Mexican drug cartel also […] Read More >
May 13, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Fires 7 Immigration Officials; More Decapitated Bodies Found In Durango
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities fired seven high-ranking officials from the country’s national immigration agency Thursday, following a wider effort to clean up the government branch, according […] Read More >
May 12, 2011 > Staff
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya May Return To Honduras
Today in Latin America Top Story — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya may iron out an agreement to return to his home country within a matter of weeks, his aide […] Read More >
May 11, 2011 > Staff
Obama Pushes For Comprehensive Immigration Reform During Visit To El Paso
Today in Latin America Top Story — U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday called for comprehensive immigration reform during a visit to the border city of El Paso, Texas. Standing within […] Read More >