April 12, 2010 > Staff
U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo Attacked with Explosive as Drug Violence Rises in Northern Mexico
Today in Latin America Top Story – Unidentified assailants threw an explosive over the fence of the U.S. Consulate in the border city Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, reigniting anxieties that U.S. […] Read More >
April 9, 2010 > Staff
Chile Hands Over Highly Enriched Uranium To the United States
Today in Latin America Top Story — Chile became one of the first countries to hand over highly enriched uranium (HEU) from its nuclear reactors to the United States for […] Read More >
April 8, 2010 > Staff
Peru’s Nationalist Party Attempts To Remove President Alán García After Violence Against Miners
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Nationalist Party of Peru brought a motion before Congress Wednesday that declared President Alán García “morally unfit” to finish his term, due […] Read More >
April 7, 2010 > Staff
U.S. and Brazil Negotiate First Major Military Cooperation Agreement in Decades
Today in Latin America Top Story – The United States and Brazil are negotiating their first major military cooperation agreement since 1977, according to BBC Brasil. Citing diplomatic sources, the […] Read More >
April 7, 2010 > Alison Bowen
Local-Federal Partnership to Enforce Immigration Law Needs Clarity, Report Says
The 287(g) program, which deputizes local officers to enforce federal immigration law, needs improvement, according to the Office of Inspector General (OIC). Last week, the OIC, part of the Department […] Read More >
April 7, 2010 > Staff
Six People Killed in Peru as Police Disburse Miners’ Protest
At least six people were killed, 29 injured, dozens detained and thousands more were left stranded on the highway for two nights after police clashed with striking miners in Peru […] Read More >
April 6, 2010 > Staff
Movement Towards Socialism Makes Gains in Bolivian Regional Elections; Opposition Maintains Strongholds
Today in Latin America Top Story – Bolivian President Evo Morales’ Movement Towards Socialism (MAS, in Spanish) fared well in Sunday’s regional elections, winning five of a possible nine governorships, […] Read More >
April 5, 2010 > Staff
Venezuela and Russia Sign Energy and Defense Agreements
Today in Latin America Top Story — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visited Venezuela this weekend on a trip to strengthen bilateral ties. Putin and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez signed […] Read More >
April 2, 2010 > Staff
Brazilian Land Rights Activist Killed By Gunmen
Today in Latin America Top Story — A Brazilian land reform activist was killed only hours after a delay in the trial of a man accused of planning the murder […] Read More >
April 1, 2010 > Roque Planas
Foreign Governments Pledge nearly $10 Billion in Aid to Haiti at U.N. Donor Conference
The world’s governments pledged to donate more than expected to Haiti’s earthquake reconstruction effort at a conference at the United Nations on Wednesday. More than 100 countries participated in the […] Read More >