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Six months into term, Venezuela's President Maduro seeks decree powersDecree powers would allow Maduro to bypass public debate and potential opposition in passing laws.- New wrinkle in battle over mining in El Salvador?El Salvador and Canadian mining firm Pacific Rim are in a high-profile arbitration over permitting. What does the company's sale to an Australian firm mean for the Salvadoran mining sector?
Is Brazil feeding the world as Brazilians go hungry?Brazil is the world鈥檚 top exporter of soy and poultry, much of it headed to China to feed its growing middle class. But some say Brazil is ignoring hunger at home.
Payment overdue: Can Mercosur make Venezuela pay?Brazil may have wanted Venezuela in the South American trade bloc to protect its companies. But will it work?- Teen motherhood: how does Latin America stack up?Teen motherhood is something that perpetuates poverty and puts girls' health and life at risk, according to a new UN Population Fund report released today.
Argentina: Will controversial media law help or hinder 30 years of democracy?After four years of legal turmoil, the Supreme Court ruled that a media law aimed at reining in huge media players was constitutional.
Colombia's Santos squeezed between peace and politicsPresident Santos' predecessor in Colombia has called him a 'traitor,' attacking FARC peace negotiations, and vowing to sink him at the polls.
Do Argentine election results ensure an end to Kirchner era?Kirchner's party was the most popular nationally, but lost in Buenos Aires province, home to more than a third of the country's population. Her family's ten-year rule may be enough for Argentina.
Is basketball now a rising star in soccer-loving Mexico?The NBA is working to extend its reach into Mexico and its push couldn't have come at a better time. The national soccer team is suffering and a barefoot basketball victory has won many hearts.- Will letting 16-year-olds vote change Argentina?Sixteen and 17-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time in Argentina's mid-term elections Sunday. Critics see the 2012 law that lowered the voting age as a cynical bid to bolster the leftist government, but others say it will bolster democracy.
A century after the Revolution, Mexico could make it harder to expel foreignersArticle 33 of the Mexican Constitution permits the president to discretionally expel anyone deemed non grata, but a recent proposal before the Senate could soften the law.
Brazil oil auction forces Rousseff to reconsider Petrobras's roleMaintaining the current pace of oil development without opening up underwater reserves to foreign developers could prevent Brazil from becoming a net oil exporter.
How will newest allegations of NSA spying in Mexico affect bilateral ties?Mexico says US explanations of NSA spying allegations have been 'insufficient.' The scandal has prompted close allies like Mexico to build more vigorous digital-security barriers.
Honduras vote: More parties, new politics?Libre, a new party led by the wife of the ousted president, is a frontrunner among 8 parties competing in the upcoming vote. It's a sign of how fed up many Hondurans are.- Former 'missing child' in El Salvador's civil war tells his journey in filmAt 16, Nelson de Witt discovered he was taken and put up for adoption after his revolutionary mother was killed in a raid. There are an estimated 800 children like him from El Salvador's civil war.
- Haiti's child slaves land country high on new global slavery indexThe global slavery index considers Haitian children sent to live with wealthier families and serve as household servants 鈥� a common practice 鈥� modern-day slaves.聽
- Panama presses US to clean up chemical weapons it left on islandWatchdog groups say the US military may have conducted chemical-weapons testing at as many as 16 sites across Panama.
Gracias USA? Why some Mexican soccer fans are thanking their northern neighborMexico is still in the running to qualify for the World Cup thanks to a last-minute goal made by the US against Panama. But did Mexico want US 鈥榮aving?鈥�
Lucha Libro: Peruvian writers 'duke it out' for a book contract in masked competitionsInstead of headlocks and body slams, aspiring writers in Lima, Peru compete against each other by writing short stories in front of a live audience, all for a shot at a grand prize publishing contract.
Who gets blamed for crime in Venezuela? (Hint: It's not the government)The majority of Venezuelans see citizen security as an issue outside the scope of a president's control, with many blaming broken families over poor policing for high crime.