Category: Regions
January 20, 2015 > Staff
As Death of Prosecutor Shocks Argentina, Investigator Says Suicide Likely
Top Story — In a case that has engrossed Argentina, prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead on Sunday night — just hours before he was to testify against the country’s […] Read More >
January 19, 2015 > Staff
Brazil Withdraws Ambassador to Indonesia after Excecution of Citizen
Top Story — The government of Brazil withdrew its ambassador to Indonesia on Saturday after the execution of a Brazilian national on drug trafficking charges. Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said […] Read More >
January 16, 2015 > Staff
White House Rolls Out Details of New Cuba Policy
Top Story — The United States on Thursday announced the details of the partial restoration of economic ties with Cuba, a handful of regulatory changes set to take effect on […] Read More >
January 15, 2015 > Staff
After Government Collapse, New Haitian Prime Minister Takes Office
Top Story — The new prime minister of Haiti took office on Wednesday by default after parliament dissolved the day before. The breakdown of parliament followed government and opposition leaders […] Read More >
January 14, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
As World Looks to Paris, Violence Against Journalists Rages on in Mexico
On Jan. 2, sometime after 7 p.m., a group of heavily armed men stormed the modest house of journalist José Moisés Sánchez Cerezo in Medellín de Bravo, in the Mexican […] Read More >
January 14, 2015 > Staff
Dominican Prosecutors, Police Officers Accused After Seized Cocaine Vanishes
Top Story — Three prosecutors and 21 police officers in the Dominican Republic — among them a former anti-narcotics unit director — were accused of failing to report and subsequently […] Read More >
January 13, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Announces WiFi Service as U.S. Confirms Release of Prisoners
Top Story — WiFi service will be offered in a public park in eastern Cuba, the island-nation’s telecommunications company said on Monday. The announcement comes on the same day U.S. […] Read More >
January 12, 2015 > Laura C. Mallonee
Rudy Giuliani Will Advise El Salvador on Security, Justice Reform
On Dec. 2, El Salvador’s business community announced it had hired former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to advise the Salvadoran government on how to curb soaring crime driven […] Read More >
January 12, 2015 > Staff
Haitian Parliament to Dissolve Today if Political Impasse Unresolved
Top Story — Haitian President Michel Martelly met with opposition leaders on Sunday for last-minute negotiations to settle a dispute over elections that were meant to take place in 2011. […] Read More >
January 9, 2015 > Staff
Latin American Leaders, Chinese President Meet in Beijing
Top Story — Members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday as part of a two-day summit, during which […] Read More >