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Haitians, Dominicans try to move beyond Parsley Massacre's long shadowThe Parsley Massacre, which killed thousands 75 years ago, profoundly altered relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Recently, hundreds of people gathered on the border to address its legacy.
Venezuelan election: key takeaways from a Ch谩vez victoryCh谩vez accepted his victory with grace on Sunday, and both candidates鈥� acceptance of the results suggest it鈥檚 time for Washington to rethink its approach on Venezuela.
Hugo Ch谩vez to 'deepen' revolution as opponents miss markCh谩vez's victory last night gives him another six-year term, frustrating opponents who say his policies and management style have squandered the country's biggest-ever oil boom.
Rio's mayoral race: A new 'Al Gore' for Brazil?Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes swept yesterday's municipal election. But some say his opponent could play a watchdog role as Rio prepares for the World Cup and Olympics.
Hugo Ch谩vez wins Venezuelan presidential electionCh谩vez, who has led Venezuela for nearly 14 years, won 54.42 percent of the vote against former Miranda Gov. Henrique Capriles last night.
In landmark election, Venezuelan voters see two futuresVenezuelan voters, who are electing a president today, will either keep Hugo Chavez in power or give a chance to his challenger Henrique Capriles.
A Venezuelan art group tries to win youth votes for Ch谩vezThere are close to 2 million newly registered voters, mostly under 20 years old, so a grassroots art collective is giving聽Ch谩vez a fresh look for election day with murals depicting him boxing and popping wheelies.
Ch谩vez reelection at risk as Venezuela's oil heartland moves onIn Venezuela's oil-rich east, some say the administration's management of natural resources 鈥� including oil spills and refinery accidents 鈥� has pushed them toward the opposition.
Hugo Ch谩vez vs Henrique Capriles: Venezuelan vote will have regional impactWhether Ch谩vez or Capriles wins will affect national issues like fighting crime, but will also impact regional neighbors like Cuba and the Dominican Republic that depend on Ch谩vez's oil diplomacy.- Aid that works: A new road, farmer co-op revitalizes rural El SalvadorA new farmers cooperative in El Salvador allows small farmers to get their food to market and boost their earnings.
- Latin American nations push UN to drop zero tolerance on drugsFormer and sitting Latin American presidents have issued calls against the status quo on drug policy, but Colombia, Mexico, and Guatemala's petition to the UN could push the drug war debate to a new level.
Just days ahead of Venezuelan election, how are the Capriles and Ch谩vez campaigns looking?Capriles鈥檚 campaign comes off as very well run and professional, but without the sort of grassroots element seen in Ch谩vez's, writes a guest blogger.- Mexican cartels move into Ecuador 鈥� Colombian trafficking turfMexican and Colombian criminal groups could start battling for control of drug trafficking routes in Ecuador, something that could further threaten the country's precarious security situation.
Argentina: Oil nationalization and currency controls divide a nationMonths after Argentine President Cristina Fern谩ndez de Kirchner鈥檚 nationalization of the YPF energy company and controversial economic policies, where does Argentina stand?
View from Mexico: The presidential debate on immigrationOn the eve of the first US presidential debate, Mexicans weigh in on where President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney stand on immigration 鈥� and offer policy proposals of their own.
Cuba reforms: Important changes, but pace is slowCuba released many political prisoners and expanded personal economic rights this year. But everything won't change at once: The socialist country has a bloated state bureaucracy that moves slowly.- Where to go for the straight skinny on Venezuela's electionAs politically-charged Venezuela heads into elections, objective analysis is hard to come by. A new report from two think tanks is an exception, writes WOLA.
New force pushing refugees: Flight from organized crime in Latin AmericaViolence perpetrated by criminal groups led to 5.6 million Latin Americans living in displacement in 2011, mainly in Colombia, Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, according to a displacement monitoring center.
Election system in Venezuela: High tech, but low trustWhen Venezuelans go to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, they will be using one of the most sophisticated voting systems in the hemisphere. But could the machines give Chavez an edge?
Chavez dirty tricks? Venezuela prints a confusing ballot.Ballots are already printed for Sunday's election in Venezuela, but the opposition candidate's photo is shown in at least four places where, if marked, the vote will not be counted for his party.
