Category: Regions
July 13, 2012 > Staff
Stranded Central American Migrants Await Aid in Mexico
Top Story — Several thousand Central American migrants stranded in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico for nearly a month are now receiving humanitarian aid from the governments of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala. Approximately 3,500 […] Read More >
July 12, 2012 > Staff
Mexico: Paper Ends Drug Violence Coverage After Attack
Top Story — La Mañana newpaper in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, announced Tuesday that it would no longer cover violent crime after an attacker threw a grenade at the paper’s offices. […] Read More >
July 11, 2012 > Staff
Brazilian Prisoners Reduce Sentences By Cycling
Top Story — As prisons across Latin America struggle with violence and overcrowding, some Brazilian prisons are implementing new programs that attempt to prevent recidivism through exercise, education, and reading. […] Read More >
July 10, 2012 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguay’s Marijuana Bill Provokes Mixed Reactions
MONTEVIDEO — Uruguayan President José Mujica’s controversial marijuana regulation bill could soon be approved by Congress, making Uruguay the first country in the world to directly produce, sell, and control […] Read More >
July 10, 2012 > Staff
Mexico Demands Investigation Into Cross-Border Shooting
Top Story — The Mexican Foreign Ministry said Sunday that a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a Mexican citizen on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, demanding an investigation into […] Read More >
July 9, 2012 > Staff
Argentina: Former Dictators Sentenced, More Cases On Horizon
Top Story — An Argentine court on Thursday convicted former dictators Jorge Rafael Videla and Reynaldo Bignone, as well as seven others, for their role in stealing the babies of […] Read More >
July 6, 2012 > Staff
Death Toll Rises In Peru Mining Protests
Top Story— The state of emergency in Peru’s Cajamarca province continued Wednesday after another civilian was killed in protests over the $4.8 billion Conga mining project. On Tuesday, Peruvian Justice […] Read More >
July 4, 2012 > Staff
Mexico Car Bomb Kills Two, Injures 7 More
Top Story — A car bomb exploded Tuesday morning in the Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, killing two police officers and wounding seven more people. The bomb had been placed outside the home […] Read More >
July 3, 2012 > Staff
50 People Injured In Guatemalan Student Protests
Top Story — At least fifty people, including students, journalists, and Guatemala’s ministers of education and the interior, were injured in a Guatemala City park as students protested education reforms on Monday. […] Read More >
July 1, 2012 > Staff
Peña Nieto, PRI Victory In Mexico
Top Story— Mexican voters returned the Institutional Revolutionary Party to power on Sunday after PRI candidate and front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto outpaced his rivals to win Mexico’s presidential elections with […] Read More >