Category: Regions
June 25, 2012 > Staff
Paraguay’s Neighbors Denounce Lugo’s Removal, Isolate Successor
Top Story — The ouster of Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday has shocked and angered Paraguay’s Latin American neighbors, leading Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela to […] Read More >
June 22, 2012 > Marisa Raditsch
Mexico: “Yo Soy 132” Movement Seeks To Influence Presidential Elections
MEXICO CITY — On his May 11 visit to the Ibero-American University in Mexico City, Mexican presidential hopeful Enrique Peña Nieto was received by a crowd of students holding signs […] Read More >
June 22, 2012 > Staff
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Faces Impeachment
Top Story — On Friday, the Paraguayan Senate will decide whether Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo should be impeached for his handling of a violent land conflict that left at least […] Read More >
June 21, 2012 > Staff
WikiLeaks Founder Awaits Ecuador’s Decision on Asylum
Top Story — With the Ecuadorean government due to respond Thursday to his asylum request, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange must remain in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London as police line up outside to […] Read More >
June 20, 2012 > Staff
Peru Says Pregnant Women Could Face Jail Time For Protesting
Top Story — The Peruvian government on Tuesday threatened to arrest pregnant women participating in a protest march against the U.S.-based Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga mining project, based on a claim […] Read More >
June 19, 2012 > James Rodriguez
Guatemala: Exhumation Inside Cobán’s Garrison
COBAN, GUATEMALA — On February 27th, 2012, The Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) began an exhumation inside the former Military Garrison of Cobán, one of Guatemala’s largest cities. Three months […] Read More >
June 19, 2012 > Staff
Colombia: Ex-Security Chief Accused In Drug Trafficking, Wiretapping Schemes
Top Story — A recently-unsealed document U.S. indictment revealed that Colombia’s former security chief, Ex-General Mauricio Santoyo Velasco, has been charged with conspiracy to export cocaine to the United States while he […] Read More >
June 18, 2012 > Staff
Paraguay: 15 Deaths, 9 Murder Charges After Land Dispute Turns Violent
Top Story — Rubén Candia Amarilla was sworn in Saturday as Paraguay’s new interior minister after Carlos Filizzola and Police Chief Paulino Rojas resigned due to violent clashes that left at least […] Read More >
June 15, 2012 > Staff
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit By Guatemalans Infected In U.S. Experiments
Top Story— U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton granted a motion by the U.S. federal government to dismiss a lawsuit by Guatemalan victims infected with STDs while U.S. researchers tested the effects of […] Read More >
June 14, 2012 > Staff
Arizona: Jan Brewer Orders Redistribution of SB 1070 Training Video
Top Story — Anticipating that the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold the bulk of SB 1070, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has asked to redistribute a training video originally sent to law enforcement across […] Read More >