Category: Regions
September 29, 2015 > Staff
International Investigators Will Probe Honduras Corruption, Echoing Guatemala
Top Story — The Organization of American States on Monday announced it will set up an international anti-corruption body in Honduras, following months of protests denouncing endemic graft. OAS Secretary-General […] Read More >
September 28, 2015 > Staff
Bolivia To Hold Referendum on Fourth Term for President
Top Story — Bolivia’s legislature on Saturday voted to allow a referendum which could allow President Evo Morales to run for a fourth term as president in 2019. The National […] Read More >
September 26, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
One Year On, Truth Remains Elusive in Case of Mexico’s Missing Students
One year ago today, a convoy of students travelling from a rural teachers’ college in Mexico was ambushed and greeted with deadly force in the town of Iguala, about 90 […] Read More >
September 25, 2015 > Staff
Mexico Marks Ayotzinapa Anniversary With Prosecutor for Disappeared
Top Story — Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto on Thursday said he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the fates of thousands of missing people, days before the one-year […] Read More >
September 25, 2015 > Nicki Fleischner
Undocumented Immigrants to Meet Pope Francis in New York
NEW YORK — On a small soccer field in the shadows of Yankee Stadium, Cristian Contreras practices in the goal. It is where he has spent most of his Saturdays […] Read More >
September 24, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
In Colombia, There Will Be Peace
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — September 23 marked a historical day for the ongoing peace process between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. After an hour-long […] Read More >
September 24, 2015 > Staff
Colombian President, FARC Rebels Say Peace to Come in Six Months
Top Story — President Juan Manuel Santos and leaders from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced on Wednesday an agreement bringing the country just shy of an end to […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Staff
Colombia Announces Shift in Anti-Coca Policy
Top Story — Colombia’s government on Tuesday announced it would increase its on-the-ground efforts to curb cocaine production following the end of a U.S. aerial fumigation program in May. The […] Read More >
September 23, 2015 > Alexandra Hall
Border Deal between Colombia and Venezuela Shows Increasing Influence of Regional Organizations
NEW YORK — In Quito on Monday, President Nicolás Maduro, of Venezuela, and President Juan Manuel Santos, of Colombia, finally brokered a set of agreements to resolve the crisis on […] Read More >
September 22, 2015 > Staff
Maduro, Santos Reach Agreement to End Border Crisis
Top Story — The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela met on Monday for the first time since a crisis broke out along their shared border last month, leaving the meeting […] Read More >