Category: Regions
October 30, 2014 > Staff
Crisis in Guerrero Continues as Peña Nieto Meets with Families of Missing Students
Top Story – Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met for the first time with family members of the 43 missing students from Guerrero state on Wednesday in Mexico City. Before […] Read More >
October 29, 2014 > Staff
Despite New Leads, No Answers in Search For Missing Students
Top Story — The search continues for Mexico’s 43 missing students in Guerrero state as authorities have not been able to confirm that new mass graves contain the students’ remains. […] Read More >
October 28, 2014 > Camila Osorio
Activists and Journalists Struggle to Make Colombia’s War Visible in the U.S.
NEW YORK CITY — Diana Gómez and Shaira Rivera, two young women from Colombia, visited several U.S. universities this month to raise awareness about Colombia’s current peace negotiations to end […] Read More >
October 28, 2014 > Staff
Cuba to Allow Construction of First New Catholic Church in 55 Years
Top Story — Cuba’s government has sanctioned the construction of the first Catholic church to be built in the country in 55 years, the latest development in a continued trend […] Read More >
October 27, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Re-elects Dilma Rousseff as President
Top Story — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won her re-election bid in the closest race in the country’s history, taking just over 51 percent of the vote to beat her […] Read More >
October 24, 2014 > Staff
Governor of Mexican State Steps Down Over Student Disappearances
Top Story — The governor of the Mexican state of Guerrero stepped down from his position on Thursday as the disappearance of 43 students there late last month continues to […] Read More >
October 23, 2014 > Staff
Uruguayan Presidential Candidate Would Roll Back Historic Marijuana Law
Top Story — Days ahead of Uruguay’s presidential election Sunday, the country’s top opposition candidate on Wednesday vowed to repeal the country’s historic marijuana law, which legalizes the commercial production […] Read More >
October 22, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Troops Executed Victims in June Slayings, Rights Body Finds
Top Story — Mexican troops executed up to 15 of the 22 suspected gang members killed in June in the small town of San Pedro Limón, according to an investigation […] Read More >
October 21, 2014 > Dusty Christensen
As World Series Begins, So Does ‘Latin American Pipeline’ to MLB
When the opening pitch is thrown Tuesday night in game one of the World Series, a number of Latin American players will be front and center under the bright stadium […] Read More >
October 21, 2014 > Staff
Pinochet Bodyguard and Ex-Mayor Arrested in Santiago
Top Story — Chilean authorities have arrested a former aide to Gen. Augusto Pinochet, accusing him of committing various atrocities under the 1973-1990 military dictatorship. A judge on Monday ordered […] Read More >