Category: Regions
September 27, 2012 > Staff
Latin American Presidents Push Drug War Debate
Top Story— The presidents of Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico urged the U.N. to begin a global debate about the U.S.-backed drug war at Wednesday’s U.N. General Assembly in New York. The […] Read More >
September 26, 2012 > Staff
Uruguay Votes To Legalize Abortion
Top Story — Uruguay’s Lower House voted 50-49 to legalize abortion on Tuesday, a different version of a bill that has already passed in the country’s Senate. The law, which […] Read More >
September 11, 2012 > Staff
Border Patrol Will No Longer Fly Deportees to Mexico From Arizona
Top Story — The U.S. Border Patrol will stop flying deportees back to Mexico from Arizona, according to the Associated Press. The controversial program flew more than 125,000 people since […] Read More >
September 10, 2012 > Staff
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador To Start New Leftwing Party
Top Story — Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftwing candidate in the last two presidential elections in Mexico, announced Sunday he will start a new political party. Speaking at Mexico […] Read More >
September 5, 2012 > Staff
Colombia Signs Agreement with FARC to Begin Peace Talks
Top Story — Colombia has signed an agreement to begin peace talks with the FARC, the country’s largest rebel group, President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday. The talks are scheduled […] Read More >
September 4, 2012 > Roque Planas
Honduras Signs Deal To Create 3 Private Cities
The government of Honduras has signed a deal to hand over land to private investors for the construction of three privately run cities with their own legal and tax systems, […] Read More >
September 4, 2012 > Staff
Mexico’s Felipe Calderon Defends Security Policies in Final Speech
Top Story — Mexican President Felipe Calderón defended his security and economic policies in his final state of the nation speech on Monday. He highlighted the role he played in cleaning up corruption […] Read More >
August 17, 2012 > Roque Planas
Colombian President Says FARC Planning To Kill Him
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday revealed an internal e-mail communication allegedly written by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that suggests the rebel group is planning […] Read More >
August 16, 2012 > Staff
Arizona To Deny Licenses To Undocumented Youth
Top Story — As thousands of young undocumented immigrants across the U.S. applied for deferred status and work visas on Wednesday, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer ordered state agencies to deny them […] Read More >
August 15, 2012 > Staff
Brazil: Court Suspends Belo Monte Dam Construction
Top Story — A federal court in Brazil ruled Tuesday that the Norte Energia consortium must suspend its work on Brazil’s controversial Belo Monte dam, arguing that indigenous communities in […] Read More >