Category: Regions
July 9, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
With a New Unilateral Truce, New Bilateral Challenges for Colombia’s Peace Process
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, announced on Wednesday that it will institute a month-long unilateral ceasefire, beginning on July 20. The truce called by […] Read More >
July 8, 2015 > Staff
Former Guatemalan Dictator on Trial For Genocide Declared “Unfit”
Top Story — An official team of government-backed doctors declared 89-year-old former Guatemalan dictator Jose Efraín Ríos Montt is “mentally incompetent,” a consensus that could stall his ongoing trial on […] Read More >
July 7, 2015 > Staff
Pope Francis Draws Half a Million to Ecuador Mass
Top Story — Pope Francis held mass in the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil on Monday, drawing more than half a million people from across the country. The pontiff arrived […] Read More >
July 6, 2015 > Staff
Wikileaks Reveals Details of NSA Spying on Brazil
Top Story — The whistleblower website Wikileaks has released documents detailing the extent of the U.S. surveillance that targeted Brazil’s president and others, causing a major diplomatic row in 2013. […] Read More >
July 4, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice: House Passed Criminal Age Measure Unconstitutionally
BRASÍLIA, Brazil — A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has described the approval of a controversial measure to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16 as an illegal […] Read More >
July 2, 2015 > Staff
Brazilian Congress Rejects Controversial Bill Regarding Age of Criminal Responsibility
Top Story — Brazil’s Lower Congressional House voted against a controversial constitutional amendment that would have lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 18 to 16. The proposed bill, which […] Read More >
July 1, 2015 > Staff
U.S., Cuba Will Announce Embassy Openings
Top Story — The United States and Cuba are expected to announce Wednesday the details of their plans to open embassies for the first time in more than 50 years, […] Read More >
June 30, 2015 > Staff
In Televised Address, Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debt Is “Unpayable”
Top Story — In a televised speech delivered in a somber tone on Monday, Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said that Puerto Rico’s $73 billion public debt is “unpayable,” […] Read More >
June 30, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
In Declaring Puerto Rico’s Debt “Unpayable,” Governor Shifts Position on Debt Restructuring
In a televised speech delivered in a somber tone on Monday, Puerto Rican Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said that Puerto Rico’s $73 billion public debt is “unpayable,” confirming similar remarks […] Read More >
June 29, 2015 > Staff
Brazil President Courting Investors on Visit to U.S.
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with investors in New York on Sunday ahead of a planned meeting with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama, the first to take […] Read More >