Category: Regions
May 9, 2011 > Staff
Ecuador’s Correa Wins Referendum; Critics Worry About Consolidation Of Power
Today in Latin America Top Story — President Rafael Correa of Ecuador claimed victory in a referendum on a number of government and social reforms Saturday, paving the way for […] Read More >
May 6, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Brazilian Supreme Court Legally Recognizes Same-Sex Couples
In a two-day session over same-sex unions, The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday overwhelming voted to extend the same rights and duties to same-sex couples as those that exist for […] Read More >
May 6, 2011 > Staff
Castro Critical Of U.S. Attack That Killed Osama bin Laden
Today in Latin America Top Story — Fidel Castro, the former Cuban head of state, called the U.S. killing of Al Queda leader Osama Bin Laden an “abhorrent deed,” describing […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Mari Hayman
American Professor Prohibited From Returning to Cuba
An American professor studying blogging and micro-businesses in Cuba says he was told by Cuban government officials that he cannot return to the island nation where his research is based. […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Immigration Bill Cracks Down On “Sanctuary” Cities; Barletta Forms New Anti-Immigration Caucus
A freshman U.S. congressman, who in 2006 made headlines when he signed a law that cracked down on undocumented immigrants as the mayor of a Pennsylvania town, is now focusing […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Eline Gordts
Undocumented Immigrant Youth Support DREAM Act By Coming Out Of The Shadows
NEW YORK — Melissa Garcia Velez didn’t look nervous when she took up the microphone in the center of New York’s Union Square, although what she was about to say […] Read More >
May 5, 2011 > Staff
“Operation Fast And Furious” Under Scrutiny For Passing Guns To Mexican Drug Smugglers
Today in Latin America Top Story — A federal operation run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms known as “Fast and Furious” has allowed hundreds of guns into […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Mexican Mine Explosion Leaves Five Dead; “No Chance” For Other Miners, Labor Secretary Says
The gas explosion that trapped 14 miners underground Tuesday in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila has now claimed the lives of five of those workers. Rescue crews at the […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Florida and Georgia Debate Arizona-style Immigration Laws
A heated debate over the U.S. immigration system has erupted in Florida and Georgia this week as both states are on the verge of implementing Arizona-style bills designed to curb […] Read More >
May 4, 2011 > Staff
Coal Mine Explosion In Mexico Traps 14 Miners; Calderón Promises Aid
Today in Latin America Top Story — A gas explosion inside a coal mine in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila Tuesday trapped 14 miners underground and injured another. The […] Read More >