Category: Regions
September 21, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: 35 Bodies Dumped Beneath Overpass In Veracruz Resort Area
Gunmen in the busy Mexican resort area of Boca del Río left two trucks filled with 35 bodies beneath a busy overpass Tuesday as terrified motorists looked on. Twitter messages […] Read More >
September 21, 2011 > Staff
United Nations: Mexico’s Calderón Says World Needs To Help Combat Drug Trafficking
UNITED NATIONS — The world must address widespread violence in Mexico and the vast wealth of drug cartels, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said Wednesday during his address to the United […] Read More >
September 21, 2011 > Staff
United Nations: Brazil’s Rousseff Becomes First Woman To Open UNGA Debate
UNITED NATIONS — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff opened the 66th United Nations general debate in New York on Wednesday, becoming the first woman in the organization’s history to do so. […] Read More >
September 21, 2011 > Staff
Mexico: Charges For “Twitter Terrorists” To Be Lessened
Today in Latin America Top Story — Lawmakers in the Mexican state of Veracruz approved a law Tuesday designed to lessen terrorism and sabotage charges filed against the so-called “Twitter […] Read More >
September 21, 2011 > Roque Planas
Chávez Reiterates Support For Full Palestine U.N. Membership And Statehood
UNITED NATIONS — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez reaffirmed his support Tuesday for the creation of a Palestinian state, in an open letter addressed to Secretary General of the United Nations […] Read More >
September 20, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexico: Former President Zedillo Sued For 1997 Acteal Massacre
Family members and survivors of the 1997 attack in the Mexican state of Chiapas that killed 45 indigenous people sued former President Ernesto Zedillo for his alleged complicity in the […] Read More >
September 20, 2011 > Staff
Bolivia’s Morales Asks UNASUR To Decertify The United States
Today in Latin America Top Story — Bolivian President Evo Morales on Monday said that the regional South American bloc UNASUR (the Union of South American Nations) should “decertify” the […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico Drug War Fueled By U.S. Assault Weapons And Drug Demand, Calderón Says
NEW YORK — Mexican President Felipe Calderón called on the U.S. government to reduce weapon sales to Mexico and domestic demand for illegal drugs, in a talk before business leaders […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay: Six Peacekeepers Detained For Alleged Sexual Abuse In Haiti
Upon their return from Haiti, five Uruguayan peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man were jailed Sunday, and a sixth was detained Monday, the local press reports. A […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Guatemala City
Update: A a spokeswoman in the office of Guatemalan President Álvaro Colom confirmed that three people died in Monday’s earthquake. “There are people buried in the rubble,” Evelyn Ruano said […] Read More >