Category: Blog
February 19, 2015 > Staff
Thousands March in Argentina One Month After Prosecutor’s Death
Buenos Aires was the scene of a major protest on Wednesday as thousands held a rally to express their dissatisfaction with President Cristina Fernández’s handling of the investigation into the […] Read More >
February 18, 2015 > Staff
Obama Reluctantly Complies With Judge’s Injunction on Immigration Order
Top Story — President Barack Obama was forced to suspend on Tuesday the first phase of his executive order on immigration, which would have gone into effect Wednesday, after a […] Read More >
February 18, 2015 > Staff
Transcript: Obama’s Statement to the Press Over Immigration Ruling
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama was forced to suspend the first phase of his executive order on immigration, which would have gone into effect Wednesday, after a Texas federal judge […] Read More >
February 17, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
At Least 16 Dead, 60 Injured in Haiti Carnival Accident (Update)
UPDATE: The Haitian government has cancelled the last day of Carnival celebrations, and declared three days of mourning following Tuesday’s accident. UPDATE 2: The number of reported dead following the […] Read More >
February 17, 2015 > Staff
21 Honduran Police Officers Suspended Over Suspected Drug Money Theft
Top Story — Twenty-one members of an elite police unit in Honduras — entrusted with protecting the U.S. embassy in the capital Tegucigalpa — have been suspended for allegedly stealing […] Read More >
February 16, 2015 > Staff
Carnival Celebrations Suffer Setbacks in Several Brazilian Cities
Top Story — A Brazilian man died and at least nine others were injured when two men — rival drug dealers of the deceased, according to Brazilian reports — opened […] Read More >
February 15, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: Feb. 9-15
Homeward Brooke Jarvis. The California Sunday Magazine. February 12, 2015. When a Amazonian tribe found itself struggling against the oil interests encroaching on its land, the tribe’s leaders came up […] Read More >
February 13, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
Investigation Into Argentine President Will Resume
In the latest twist in a case that has captivated Argentina over the past month, a federal prosecutor has decided to move forward with accusations that President Cristina Fernández and […] Read More >
February 13, 2015 > Staff
Argentine Oil Firm Halts Work in Area of Peru
Top Story — An Argentine oil company announced on Wednesday that it will cease operations in an area of the Peruvian Amazon after reportedly being asked to leave the area […] Read More >
February 12, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
FARC Rebels Announce a Ban on the Recruitment of Child Soldiers
FARC rebels in Colombia announced Thursday an immediate and indefinite ban on the recruitment of child soldiers under 17 years old, a concession that the government and human rights advocates […] Read More >