Category: Regions
June 8, 2015 > Staff
In Election Marred by Gang Violence, Mexico’s Ruling Party Likely to Maintain Majority
Top Story — In congressional elections marred by gang violence and widespread protests, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party is expected to keep a slight majority as […] Read More >
June 5, 2015 > Staff
Colombian Government, FARC Announce Plans for Truth Commission
Top Story — Colombia’s government and FARC rebels announced on Thursday their intention to form a truth commission, a major sign of progress in the ongoing peace process, which has […] Read More >
June 4, 2015 > Staff
Honduran President Admits Campaign Received Funds Linked to Corruption Scandal
Top Story — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández admitted Wednesday that his 2013 re-election campaign received money from businesses that played a role in a major corruption scandal involving the […] Read More >
June 3, 2015 > Staff
Murder in El Salvador Hits Highest Levels Since Civil War
Top Story — El Salvador saw more murders in the month of May than in any other month since the end of the country’s civil war in 1992, as gang […] Read More >
June 2, 2015 > Staff
Mexico Government Backtracks on Education Reform, Courting Criticism
Mexico’s government on Monday faced harsh criticism from a coalition of civil society groups following reports that it suspended the evaluation of public schoolteachers, a main component of President Enrique […] Read More >
June 1, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Taken Off U.S. Terror List
Top Story — The United States on Friday announced the removal of Cuba from its list of states that sponsor terrorism, a milestone in the ongoing efforts by the two […] Read More >
May 29, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Governments Probe FIFA Fraud
Top Story — Several Latin American governments on Thursday began their own investigations into corruption at the international soccer organization FIFA, after the U.S. Justice Department indicted 14 marketing executives […] Read More >
May 28, 2015 > Staff
FIFA Officials From Across Americas Indicted on Corruption Charges
In a sweeping indictment announced on Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department charged 14 marketing executives and top officials from international soccer’s governing body FIFA — 12 of whom are from […] Read More >
May 28, 2015 > Nicki Fleischner
Photo Essay: Cubans Participate (or Don’t) in Havana’s 12th Biennial
HAVANA, Cuba — A stream of Cuban children push and jostle one another, fighting for a spot at the front of the line. A mother blows a whistle hanging from […] Read More >
May 28, 2015 > Leonardo Goi
Colombia’s Peace Process: Shaken, Not Dead
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, called off on Friday a unilateral ceasefire in effect since Dec. 20, after an air raid by the Colombian […] Read More >