All Americas
Why Argentina is reaching out to IranArgentina announced it would work with Iran to resolve a deadly 1994 anti-Semitic attack in Buenos Aires. Trade considerations underlie the deal.
Guatemala's Rios Montt to stand trial for genocide and crimes against humanityA judge in Guatemala ordered former military leader Efrain Rios Montt to stand trial. He is the first ex-president charged with genocide by a Latin American court.
Mixed feelings south of the border on Senate immigration planAn activist for Mexican migrants wonders if the proposal would encourage more to illegally go to the US, setting back a revival in rural Mexico.
In aftermath of nightclub fire, some Brazilians question 'culture of impunity'Safety consultants say the lack of sprinklers, adequate illumination, smoke detectors, and fire exits is tragically common in Brazil.聽
Venezuela's fourth prison riot in two years raises questionsVenezuela's Uribana jail riot highlights the need for proper training of security forces assigned to prisons and addressing overcrowding by bringing prisoners to trial, writes WOLA.
Could Brazil's nightclub fire spur more regional accountability?The deadly nightclub fire is not unique in a region plagued by multiple tragedies that are often the result of lax safety standards, poor oversight, and overcrowded conditions.
In reversal, Spain woos investment from Latin AmericaEuropean leaders spent the weekend in Chile meeting their Latin American counterparts 鈥� and talking up possibilities for investment on the old continent.聽- Trickling down: Latin America's glacier problemA new study shows glaciers in the tropical Andes have shrunk 30-50 percent in the past four decades, affecting water sources in Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, and Argentina.
As Mexico's traffickers ship drugs north, they leave addicts in their wakeBeing the top supplier of illegal drugs to the United States has made Mexico a consumer nation too.
Is Canada telling Hungary's Roma 'Do not seek asylum here'?The Harper government has launched an ad campaign in the Hungarian city of Miskolc 鈥� from which many Roma have migrated to Canada in recent years 鈥� warning of tougher immigration laws.
Stopping child labor: There's an app for thatA smartphone app in Colombia uses crowdsourcing to document and fight child labor. Whenever users see a child working they can take a picture, log the location, and the app sends it to Colombia's child welfare agency.
Got sugar? Venezuela faces shortages of staple foodsThe increased difficulty in finding basic consumer goods in Venezuela is raising concerns about the viability of Ch谩vez's socialist economic policies at a time when the country is already on edge due to his prolonged absence.- Progress WatchGood news from Central America: Homicides fall in Guatemala, El SalvadorAttributed, in part, to an evolution away from hardline 'iron fist' policy approaches to crime and violence, El Salvador and Guatemala saw homicides fall in 2012 from record highs.
Haitians heap the nation's burdens on a half-ton crossIn a grassroots initiative that is bringing Haitians together across the country, men, women, and children are carrying a half-ton piece of wood roped together like a cross for some 435 miles.
Venezuela cracks down on TV station questioning Ch谩vez moveVenezuelan officials ordered opposition news channel Globovision to stop airing videos questioning the constitutionality of postponing Hugo Ch谩vez's聽inauguration. This is the eighth complaint against the news station.
Havana scraps exit visas, but most Cubans won't be going abroadThe new law will cut down on bureaucratic barriers for Cubans who want to leave the country, but for many the benefits will likely be more psychological than practical.
Where does Haiti stand three years after its 7.0 earthquake? After billions of dollars in aid spent to help Haiti 'build back better' from its devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, hundreds of thousands are still without homes.
Music schools drum up new hope for students in HaitiThree years after the earthquake that left the country in ruins, Haiti's government has an unlikely new remedy for poverty and crime: music education.
Attack of the wild dogs in Mexico City?Authorities have blamed five Mexico City residents' deaths on packs of dogs. But relatives are asking for further investigation, and animal rights supporters have raised a furor about wild dog roundups.
With Ch谩vez's health in doubt, so is leadership of Latin American leftIs there another regional leader with the clout and charisma to pick up where the Venezuelan president left off?