December 5, 2011 > Staff
Peru’s Humala Declares State of Emergency over Mine Protests
Today in Latin America Top Story — Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared a 60-day state of emergency in the northern region of Cajamarca on Sunday, responding to ongoing protests against […] Read More >
December 2, 2011 > Staff
World Bank Allocates $255 million for Haiti Reconstruction
Today in Latin America Top Story — The World Bank announced Thursday that it has allocated $255 million to support Haiti’s reconstruction efforts after the January 2010 earthquake that devastated the country. The grant […] Read More >
December 1, 2011 > Staff
Colombian Corporal Sentenced for Passing off Dead Civilians as FARC
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Colombian judge sentenced Corporal Luis Alejandro Toledo to 54 years in prison for passing off murdered civilians as members of the Revolutionary Armed […] Read More >
November 30, 2011 > Erwin Cifuentes
Chilean Student Protesters Vow to Continue Marches
The leaders of Chile’s main student protest group promised that they will continue their campaign despite the approval of the country’s controversial education budget. At a press conference held on […] Read More >
November 30, 2011 > Staff
Chile: U.S. Captain Charged for Disappearance of U.S. Citizens in 1973 Coup
Today in Latin America Top Story — A judge has asked Chile’s Supreme Court to authorize the extradition of U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis to Chile for his role […] Read More >
November 29, 2011 > Staff
Canada Under Pressure to Try Alleged Guatemalan War Criminal
Today in Latin America Top Story — A survivor of a 1982 massacre of hundreds of Guatemalan men, women and children is asking the Canadian government to try alleged war […] Read More >
November 28, 2011 > Staff
Four FARC Hostages Dead, One Escapes in Colombian Military Operation
Today in Latin America Top Story— Four men taken hostage over a decade ago by Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) were killed during a botched military raid in southern Colombia […] Read More >
November 24, 2011 > Staff
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 >
November 23, 2011 > Staff
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 >
November 22, 2011 > Staff
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 >