Category: Regions
September 30, 2014 > Staff
Search Continues in Mexico for Missing Students
Top Story — Police continue to search for over 50 missing students after deadly weekend clashes in Mexico’s Guerrero state left six dead and dozens wounded. The violence began Friday […] Read More >
September 29, 2014 > Staff
Mexican Army Unit Involved in Killings Has a Controversial Record
Top Story – The Mexican Defense Department has arrested seven soldiers and an army officer as part of an investigation into the alleged massacre of 22 people in San Pedro […] Read More >
September 29, 2014 > Danielle Mackey
Community Roundtable in El Salvador Seeks to Mitigate Violence
ILOPANGO, El Salvador — In 2012, the two major Salvadoran gangs, MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang, brokered a truce supported by the government. The gang leaders agreed to stop […] Read More >
September 26, 2014 > Staff
Officials Make Plans to Address Migrant Crisis, Despite Tensions
Top Story – Officials from the U.S., Mexico and Central America are moving to address the unaccompanied minor crisis, but friction over the issue persists. U.S. justice officials met on […] Read More >
September 25, 2014 > Staff
Argentina Attacks Foreign Lenders Amid Economic Crisis
Top Story – Argentine leaders lashed out at foreign lenders on Wednesday after a pair of full-page ads ran in two of the country’s leading newspapers. The ads, paid for […] Read More >
September 24, 2014 > Staff
Brazil Refuses to Sign U.N. Forest Initiative
Top Story – A plan to eliminate deforestation worldwide in the next 15 years collapsed when Brazil said it would not participate, reported The Associated Press. The United States, Canada […] Read More >
September 23, 2014 > Staff
State of Emergency in Guatemala Town After Clashes
Top Story — Guatemala declared a “state of prevention” Monday in a municipality outside Guatemala City after eleven people died in violence last week, the Associated Press reported. The emergency measures […] Read More >
September 22, 2014 > Camila Osorio and Alex Hall
Latin Americans March In NYC Against Climate Change
NEW YORK — The People’s Climate March drew more than 300,000 people to Manhattan on Sunday to demand world leaders to take action on climate change. Demonstrators came from all over […] Read More >
September 22, 2014 > Staff
Peru Announces New Anti-Logging Efforts After Activists Killed
Top Story – Peru’s government has formed a commission to stop illegal logging on the Peru-Brazil border following the killings of four indigenous leaders of the Ashaninka community in early September, […] Read More >
September 19, 2014 > Staff
Eyewitness Accuses Mexican Troops of Executing Suspects Despite Surrender
Top Story — New evidence and an eyewitness report suggest Mexican soldiers executed 21 suspected members of a criminal group this summer following a brief firefight initiated by the troops, the Associated […] Read More >