Category: Blog
December 1, 2011 > Staff
Colombian Corporal Sentenced for Passing off Dead Civilians as FARC
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Colombian judge sentenced Corporal Luis Alejandro Toledo to 54 years in prison for passing off murdered civilians as members of the Revolutionary Armed […] Read More >
November 30, 2011 > Staff
Chile: U.S. Captain Charged for Disappearance of U.S. Citizens in 1973 Coup
Today in Latin America Top Story — A judge has asked Chile’s Supreme Court to authorize the extradition of U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis to Chile for his role […] Read More >
November 29, 2011 > Staff
Canada Under Pressure to Try Alleged Guatemalan War Criminal
Today in Latin America Top Story — A survivor of a 1982 massacre of hundreds of Guatemalan men, women and children is asking the Canadian government to try alleged war […] Read More >
November 28, 2011 > Staff
Four FARC Hostages Dead, One Escapes in Colombian Military Operation
Today in Latin America Top Story— Four men taken hostage over a decade ago by Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) were killed during a botched military raid in southern Colombia […] Read More >
November 24, 2011 > Staff
France Approves Manuel Noriega’s Extradition to Panama
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can return to his home country after a French court approved his extradition on Wednesday. Noreiga will not […] Read More >
November 23, 2011 > Staff
Justice Department Sues Utah over Immigration Law; Arizona Replies to Supreme Court
Today in Latin America Top Story — As Republican Party presidential candidates debated immigration on national television Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Utah for a new […] Read More >
November 22, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Authorities Find Bodies in Durango, Coahuila States
Today in Latin America Top Story — Three police officers were found dead in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Acuña on Monday after they were kidnapped by gunmen earlier in […] Read More >
November 21, 2011 > Staff
Chevron Takes “Full Responsibility” for Brazil Oil Spill
Today in Latin America Top Story — Facing sharp criticism from Brazilian officials, senior management of Chevron Brazil said that Chevron takes “full responsibility” for an oil spill off the southeastern coast of […] Read More >
November 18, 2011 > Staff
Venezuela Sends National Guard To The Streets To Fight Crime
Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has deployed thousands of troops to combat violent crime in Caracas and two neighboring states. On Thursday, Chávez ordered more than […] Read More >
November 17, 2011 > Staff
Honduras: Wife Of Ousted President Zelaya To Run In 2013
Today in Latin America Top Story — The wife of ousted former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, was confirmed Wednesday as a presidential candidate in Honduras’ November […] Read More >