April 12, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: April 6-12
As Colombian Oil Money Flowed to Clintons, State Department Took No Action to Prevent Labor Violations Matthew Cunningham-Cook, David Sirota and Andrew Perez. International Business Times. April 8, 2015. (2,695 […] Read More >
April 10, 2015 > Staff
Summit of the Americas Begins, U.S.-Cuba Relations Take Center Stage
Top Story — The Summit of The Americas begins today in Panama, and historic diplomatic talks between the United States and Cuba are at the center of attention as the […] Read More >
April 9, 2015 > Staff
US Deports Salvadoran ‘Dirty War’ General
Top Story — U.S. authorities on Wednesday deported a ex-army general from El Salvador for his alleged role in human rights abuses during that country’s civil war, which ran from […] Read More >
April 8, 2015 > Staff
Gunmen Ambush Mexico Police, Killing 15
An ambush by criminal gunmen against police in the western Mexican state of Jalisco killed 15 officers and injured five, authorities announced on Tuesday — the deadliest attack targeting the […] Read More >
April 7, 2015 > Staff
Argentina Inspects Citibank in Latest Chapter of Legal Battle Over Debt
Top Story — The legal battle between Argentina and a group of U.S. creditors flared up again on Monday, when regulators from Argentina’s central bank inspected Citibank’s Buenos Aires headquarters […] Read More >
April 6, 2015 > Dusty Christensen
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Alan Gross Appeal in Lawsuit Against U.S. Government
NEW YORK — The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal on Monday by former government subcontractor Alan Gross, who filed a $60 million lawsuit in 2012 alleging negligence on the […] Read More >
April 6, 2015 > Staff
U.S. Army May Investigate Colombia Child Rape Claims
Top Story — The U.S. Army may investigate accusations of sexual assault against its soldiers and contractors in Colombia, a spokesman said Friday, the military’s first response to claims published […] Read More >
April 5, 2015 > Cleuci de Oliveira
Great Reads Round-Up: March 30-April 5
The Rookie and the Zetas: How the Feds Took Down a Drug Cartel’s Horse-Racing Empire Joe Tone. Dallas Observer. April 1 2015. (6,804 words) The Treviño brothers led diametrically opposed […] Read More >
April 3, 2015 > Staff
Dozens of Dogs Killed in Mexico at Hands of “Mataperros”
Top Story — At least 64 dogs in the northern Mexican city of Hermosillo have been killed by the same poison in a crime that has shocked the city of […] Read More >
April 2, 2015 > Staff
Ratings Plunge for Brazil, Chile Leaders
Top Story — The leaders of Brazil and Chile are facing their lowest approval ratings yet, a phenomenon owed to some combination of economic stagnation, political scandals and natural disasters, […] Read More >