Category: Regions
April 15, 2011 > Staff
16 Mexico Police Officers Arrested Under Accusations Of Helping Zetas With Mass Grave
Today in Latin America Top Story — In the northeastern Mexican town of San Fernando, authorities arrested 16 municipal police officers Thursday for allegedly providing cover to drug cartel members […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Staff
China Cautiously Opens Its Market To Brazil
Today in Latin America Top Story — A state visit to China from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff aimed at correcting the South American country’s trade imbalance has begun to bear […] Read More >
April 14, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Honduran Government Responsible For Murders And Human Rights Abuses, Resistance Leader Says
NEW YORK — While the Honduran government and former U.S. President Bill Clinton claim that the Central American nation is protecting human rights and combating drug-trafficking, Honduras is actually killing […] Read More >
April 13, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay Senate Votes to Annul Amnesty Law For Crimes During Dictatorship
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguay’s senate voted Tuesday night to annul an amnesty law for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 1973-85 dictatorship. In a tight […] Read More >
April 12, 2011 > Staff
Arizona Immigration Law Partially Blocked By Appeals Court
Today in Latin America Top Story — The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday against the state of Arizona, supporting a lower court’s decision to block […] Read More >
April 11, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Ollanta Humala Wins First-Round Presidential Election, Will Likely Face Fujimori In Runoff
Today in Latin America Top Story — Leftwing nationalist Ollanta Humala will probably face conservative Keiko Fujimori in a second-round election for the Peruvian presidency, scheduled for June 5. A […] Read More >
April 8, 2011 > Staff
Rio de Janeiro School Shooting Kills 12 Children; Brazil In Shock
Today in Latin America Top Story — A 23-yeald old gunman burst into an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro and opened fire on young students, killing 12 and wounding […] Read More >
April 7, 2011 > Staff
Nicaraguan Electoral Council Gives OK To Daniel Ortega Candidacy
Today in Latin America Top Story — Nicaragua’s Supreme Electoral Council decided Tuesday to formally allow President Daniel Ortega to run for reelection, the Associated Press reports. Opposition politician María […] Read More >
April 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Ecuador Asks U.S. Ambassador To Leave; Calls Move ‘Justifiable’
QUITO — Ecuador’s foreign ministry said yesterday that it was expelling the U.S. ambassador for accusing the just-retired national police commander of corruption and speculating that President Rafael Correa knew […] Read More >
April 6, 2011 > Staff
Mexican Cartels Threaten The World, Says DEA Head; Two U.S. Citizens Killed Near Border
Today in Latin America Top Story — The acting head of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said that countries across the world are concerned about the long reach […] Read More >