Category: Latin America: Week in Review

France Approves Manuel Noriega’s Extradition to Panama

Today in Latin America Top Story —  Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can return to his home country after a French court approved his extradition on Wednesday. Noreiga will not […] Read More >

Justice Department Sues Utah over Immigration Law; Arizona Replies to Supreme Court

Today in Latin America Top Story — As Republican Party presidential candidates debated immigration on national television Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Utah for a new […] Read More >

Mexican Authorities Find Bodies in Durango, Coahuila States

Today in Latin America Top Story — Three police officers were found dead in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Acuña on Monday after they were kidnapped by gunmen earlier in […] Read More >

Chevron Takes “Full Responsibility” for Brazil Oil Spill

Today in Latin America Top Story — Facing sharp criticism from Brazilian officials, senior management of Chevron Brazil said that Chevron takes “full responsibility” for an oil spill off the southeastern coast of […] Read More >

Venezuela Sends National Guard To The Streets To Fight Crime

Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has deployed thousands of troops to combat violent crime in Caracas and two neighboring states. On Thursday, Chávez ordered more than […] Read More >

Honduras: Wife Of Ousted President Zelaya To Run In 2013

Today in Latin America Top Story — The wife of ousted former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, was confirmed Wednesday as a presidential candidate in Honduras’ November […] Read More >

Immigration: ACLU & Obama Admin Ask To Overturn Alabama Law

Today in Latin America Top Story — The American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. authorities have asked a federal appeals court to overturn Alabama’s tough new immigration law.  The federal government […] Read More >

Mexico: PRI Wins Michoacan Governor Election, Preliminary Results Say

Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI, in Spanish) took the governorship of Michoacán, according to preliminary results released Monday, in an election that many […] Read More >

Mexico: PRI and PAN Fight For Governorship Of Michoacán

Today in Latin America Top Story — Elections ended Sunday in Mexico’s Western state of Michoacán with the country’s top two parties both claiming victory in the governor’s race. President […] Read More >

Wilson Ramos Kidnapped In Venezuela

Today in Latin America Top Story — Venezuelan baseball player Wilson Ramos was kidnapped from his home in the city of Valencia Wednesday by four armed men who took him […] Read More >