Category: Regions
September 27, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Journalists Are Major Targets in Mexico’s Drug War; Bloggers Use Twitter To Report
Two Sundays ago, in an unprecedented move, Ciudad Juárez’s El Diario newspaper printed an editorial that asked Mexico’s drug cartels the question of what and what not to publish. The […] Read More >
September 27, 2010 > Hugo Passarello Luna
The Legacy of Brazil’s Lula da Silva; A News Analysis
BUENOS AIRES — He couldn’t do it in 1989, in 1994, or in 1998. But on Oct. 27, 2002, the man who everyone in Brazil knew by the nickname “Lula” […] Read More >
September 24, 2010 > Andrew OReilly
Nicaraguan Diplomatic Official Killed In New York City
NEW YORK CITY – A Nicaraguan diplomatic official was found dead with his throat slashed in an apartment in the Bronx Thursday, when his driver came to pick him up […] Read More >
September 24, 2010 > Staff
FARC Leader “Mono Jojoy” Killed In Colombian Military Strike
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian government said Thursday that it killed one of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) most senior leaders. The commander known […] Read More >
September 24, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Low-Wage Immigrant Workers Face Special Challenges & Risks
NEW YORK — New York City’s low-wage workers need more protection, advocates said this week. At a Manhattan conference Tuesday, sponsored by the city’s Office of Immigrant Affairs and grassroots […] Read More >
September 23, 2010 > Staff
Stephen Colbert To Testify Before House Committee On Immigration
Today in Latin America Top Story — Late night television star Stephen Colbert plans to testify at a congressional hearing this Friday on immigration. The host of Comedy Central’s “The […] Read More >
September 22, 2010 > Staff
United Nations Summit Addresses Poverty; Latin American Leaders Call For Change
Today in Latin America Top Story — Poverty was the major talking point on the opening day of the United Nations summit on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). “These Millennium Development […] Read More >
September 22, 2010 > Raisa Camargo
DREAM Act Stalled In Senate; Republicans Unanimously Vote Against Amendment Wedged Into Defense Bill
WASHINGTON — An amendment to provide undocumented youth a chance to attain legal residency, inserted into a $726 billion military defense bill, deadlocked today. The DREAM Act amendment, introduced by […] Read More >
September 21, 2010 > Staff
Drive-By Shooting At Honduran Soccer Games Leaves Three Dead; Goalkeeper Shoots Reporter With Air Gun
Today in Latin America Top Story — Honduran police announced Monday that a drive-by shooting outside Tegucigalpa’s national stadium killed three people. The shooting took place as around 100 fans […] Read More >
September 20, 2010 > Staff
Colombian Military Kills 22 FARC Rebels; Santos Praises Attacks
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Colombian military killed 22 left-wing guerrillas Sunday during an offensive that involved an aerial raid and ground troops near the country’s border […] Read More >