September 17, 2015 > Staff
Earthquake off Chile Coast Kills Two, Shakes Continent
Top Story — A powerful earthquake off the coast of Chile shook cities across South America on Wednesday, killing at least two people and prompting mass evacuations. The U.S. Geological […] Read More >
September 16, 2015 > Staff
Colombia, Venezuela May Soon Hold Talks on Border Crisis
Top Story — Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday that a meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro may happen after the latter’s “gestures” toward resolving a crisis […] Read More >
September 15, 2015 > Staff
Guatemala Establishment Candidate Exits Presidential Race
Top Story — Guatemala’s presidential runoff on Oct. 25 will have one fewer contestant, after the leading establishment candidate dropped out on Monday. Jimmy Morales, a comedian with no political […] Read More >
September 14, 2015 > Christopher Looft
What to Expect From Dilma Rousseff’s UN Speech
NEW YORK — Since 1947, a Brazilian leader has traditionally given the first speech of the United Nations General Assembly debate, a tradition reflecting the storied reputation of the country’s diplomatic […] Read More >
September 14, 2015 > Staff
Painful Budget Cuts, Tax Hikes Are Rousseff’s “Last Chance,” Newspaper Says
Top Story — Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is “hanging by a thread,” daily newspaper Folha de São Paulo said in a front-page editorial Sunday, which argues that Rousseff’s government will […] Read More >
August 17, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Anti-Government Protests Sweep Brazil for Third Time in Six Months
SÃO PAULO — Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major Brazilian cities on Sunday for the third time in 2015, demanding an end to corruption and the […] Read More >
July 24, 2015 > Staff
Mexico Human Rights Group Finds Errors in Investigation of 43 Missing Students
Hello to all our Today in Latin America subscribers. The LAND staff will be taking vacation until the beginning of September, meaning our daily newsletter will be on hold until […] Read More >
July 23, 2015 > Staff
Arrests in Pinochet-Era Death of U.S. Citizen
Authorities in Chile have arrested five former military officers and two former non-commissioned officers in connection with the 1986 burning death of a U.S. citizen and one other person, an […] Read More >
July 22, 2015 > Staff
Peru To Hold Talks With Isolated Tribe For First Time
Top Story — Government anthropologists from Peru are attempting to talk with a largely isolated clan of the Mashco Piro Indians for the first time, in order to understand why […] Read More >
July 20, 2015 > Staff
US, Cuba to Open Embassies
The United States and Cuba will open embassies on one another’s soil on Monday, a historic culmination of the two countries’ promise in December to normalize relations after more than […] Read More >