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May 9, 2008
5/09/08 PressTV, Ecuador: US behind cross-border raid
5/09/08 Hawley, USA Today, Mexican farms employ kids illegally, U.N. says
May 8, 2008
5/08/08 Osava, IPS, BRAZIL: Controversy Over Indigenous Land and Biofuels
5/08/08 Al Jazeera, Argentine farmers in fresh protests
5/08/08 BBC, Colombia massacre troops jailed
May 7, 2008
5/07/08 Reuters, Iran's influence in Latin America worries U.S.
5/07/08 Kozloff, IntelDaily, U.S. is Promoting Secession in Bolivia
May 6, 2008
5/06/08 Scheltus, Independent, Bolivia's richest region votes for autonomy
May 5, 2008
5/05/08 McDonnell, LAT, Bolivian province votes for autonomy
5/05/08 Wyss, Miami Heerald, U.S. base is no longer welcome in Ecuador
5/05/08 Downie, CSM, Brazil defends ethanol in food-versus-fuel fight
May 4, 2008
5/04/08 McKinley, NYT, Nicaraguan Councils Stir Fear of Dictatorship
May 2, 2008
5/02/08 Claure, IPS, RIGHTS-BOLIVIA: Guaraní Families in Forced Servitude
5/02/08 Cevallos, IPS, MEXICO: No Place for Small Farmers at the Supermarkets
May 1, 2008
5/01/08 Al Jazeera, Bolivia nationalises key firms
5/01/08 Preston, NYT, Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home
5/01/08 BBC, Chavez calls for steel takeover
April 30, 2008
4/30/08 Al Jazeera, Colombia 'killed wrong drug lord'
April 29, 2008
4/29/08 Carlson, IntelDaily, Venezuela Will Not be Affected by Food Crisis Says Chavez
4/29/08 Watkins, Penn Energy, Mexico to reduce oil exports to US in 2008
April 28, 2008
4/28/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Senate report warns against Venezuela sanctions
April 27, 2008
4/27/08 Barrionuevo, NYT, In Argentina's Grain Belt, Farmers Revolt Over Taxes
4/27/08 Guillen & Reyes, Miami Herald, COLOMBIA: Did Uribe aid '97 massacre?
April 26, 2008
4/26/08 Reel, WP, Argentina Tries to Reconcile Exporting Food With Prices at Home
April 24, 2008
4/24/08 IPS, Land Reform Agents Try to Free Indians from Servitude in Bolivia
April 23, 2008
4/23/08 Ordonez, McClatchy, Mexicans fight over falling oil production
4/23/08 Salazar, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-PERU: US-Owned Smelter Fined for Pollution
4/23/08 Al Jazeera, Latin American food fund started
4/23/08 BBC, Bolivia calls summit over crisis
April 22, 2008
4/22/08 BBC, Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest
April 21, 2008
4/21/08 Al Jazeera, Opposition wins Paraguay polls
4/21/08 Quigley, Truthout, America's Role in Haiti's Hunger Riots
4/21/08 Osava, IPS, AGRICULTURE: Brazil Shares Technology with Africa
April 19, 2008
4/19/08 Barrionuevo, NYT, With Guns and Fines, Brazil Takes On Loggers
4/19/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Democrats are changing U.S. policy in Latin America
April 18, 2008
4/18/08 Ordonez, McClatchy, U.S. economic slowdown likely to bring Mexican workers north
4/18/08 Roig-Franzia, WP, Mexicans Get Less Aid From Migrants
4/18/08 Hennigan & Llana, CSM, Paraguay could shift left in Sunday's presidential polls
April 16, 2008
4/16/08 EDIE, 'Chevron owes nothing' - company responds to court call for $16.5bn damages
4/16/08 BBC, Venezuela raises foreign oil tax
4/16/08 BBC, Oil sit-in pushes out Mexico MPs
April 15, 2008
4/15/08 Al Jazeera, Venezuela approves oil tax law
4/15/08 Galanternick & Barrionuevoi, NYT, Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio
April 14, 2008
4/14/08 Romero, NYT, Union Killings Peril Trade Pact With Colombia
April 11, 2008
4/11/08 Marquez, IPS, VENEZUELA: Barí People Left Without Land by Oil, Cattle, Coal
4/11/08 AFP, OAS Chief to US Congress: No Venezuela-Terrorist Link
4/11/08 Lindsay, CSM, Haitian leader's answer to food crisis doesn't satisfy critics
April 9, 2008
4/09/08 Mance, BBC, Colombia marks a deadly date
4/09/08 BBC, Venezuela nationalises steel firm
April 7, 2008
4/07/08 Eggen, WP, Bush Sends Congress Colombia Trade Pact
April 5, 2008
4/05/08 Salazar, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-PERU: In Search of Less Toxic Mining
4/05/08 Malkin, NYT, Problems for Microfinancing in Mexico
4/05/08 Reuters, Colombia ends contract after flap with Clinton aide
4/05/08 BBC, Food riots turn deadly in Haiti
April 4, 2008
4/04/08 Cariboni, IPS, MEDIA-COLOMBIA: Unraveling the "New" FARC Announcement
4/04/08 Baker, SF Chron., Chevron Could Pay Billions In Ecuador Suit
4/04/08 Al Jazeera, Chavez nationalises cement industry
April 3, 2008
4/03/08 CNN, Brazil battles dengue outbreak
April 2, 2008
4/02/08 Vieira, IPS, Paramilitarism Alive and Well In Colombia
March 31, 2008
3/31/08 Balch, Guardian, Farmers meet president as strike grips Argentina
3/31/08 BBC, Venezuela bombs drugs airstrips
3/31/08 Al Jazeera, Ecuador takes Colombia to court
March 30, 2008
3/30/08 Forero, WP, Colombian Troops Kill Farmers, Pass Off Bodies as Rebels'
3/30/08 BBC, Chavez 'stifles Venezuelan media'
March 28, 2008
3/28/08 Al Jazeera, Morales accuses US of 'conspiracy'
3/28/08 Al Jazeera, Mexico deploys troops to US border
March 27, 2008
3/27/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Uranium linked to Colombian guerrillas raises U.S. concerns
3/27/08 BBC, Argentine farm tax crisis worsens
March 26, 2008
3/27/08 Barrionuevo, NYT, Salmon Virus Indicts Chile's Fishing Methods
March 25, 2008
3/25/08 Ciccarello-Maher, Intel Daily, The Coming War on Venezuela
3/25/08 BBC, Mexico plans water supply boost
3/25/08 Al Jazeera, Ecuador seeks OAS role in raid row
March 24, 2008
3/24/08 Intel Daily, Did U.S. Mercenaries Bomb the FARC Encampment in Ecuador?
3/24/08 Lucas, IPS, US Air Base Tied to Colombian Raid on FARC Camp
3/24/08 BBC, Ecuadorean death report confirmed
3/24/08 Chang, McClatchy, Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force
3/24/08 Osava, IPS, BRAZIL: Growing Foreign Appetite for Land
3/24/08 Osava, IPS, BRAZIL: Growing Foreign Appetite for Land
3/24/08 Al Jazeera, Brazil tackles dengue outbreak
March 23, 2008
3/23/08 McDonnell, LAT, Peru sees cocaine making a comeback
3/23/08 Al Jazeera, Ecuador warns of new diplomatic war
March 21, 2008
3/21/08 Chang & Hall, McClatchy, Falling oil production a challenge for Venezuelan leader
Cevallos, IPS, New Rules In Mexico Pave the Way for Transgenic Crops
3/21/08 Lucas, IPS, ECUADOR: Manta Air Base Tied to Colombian Raid on FARC Camp
March 20, 2008
3/20/08 Silva, IPS, NICARAGUA: Fighting Over Society's Scraps
March 19, 2008
3/19/08 BBC, Oil debate stirs Mexico passions
3/19/08 Al Jazeera, ExxonMobil loses Venezuela case
March 18, 2008
3/18/08 BBC, Agreement reached in Andean row
March 14, 2008
3/14/08 CNN, Venezuela dares U.S. to put it on terror list
March 13, 2008
3/12/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Bush plans to make Congress vote on Colombia trade pact
March 12, 2008
3/12/08 Al Jazeera, Bush lashes out at Chavez
3/12/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Bush plans to make Congress vote on Colombia trade pact
March 10, 2008
3/10/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, U.S. may add Venezuela to list of terrorist states
3/10/08 BBC, Bolivia to defend coca leaf at UN
3/10/08 Al Jazeera, Activists block Brazil railway
3/10/08 Martinez, Reuters, Venezuela restores Colombia diplomatic ties
3/10/08 Al Jazeera, Chavez accused of secret Farc ties
March 9, 2008
3/09/08 Chang, McClatchy, Colombian guerrillas terrorize Venezuelans despite denials over whether they exist
March 8, 2008
3/08/08 Forero, WP, Latin American Crisis Resolved
3/06/06 BBC, Setback to Bolivian reform plan
3/0808 Al Jazeera, Ecuador rethinks Colombia pledge
March 7, 2008
3/07/08 Ordonez, McClatchy, Why were Mexican students at rebel camp in Ecuador?
March 6, 2008
3/06/08 BBC, Nicaragua cuts ties with Colombia
3/06/08 BBC, Bolivia and Peru defend coca use
3/06/08 Al Jazeera, Chavez decries Colombia 'war crime'
March 5, 2008
3/05/08 Romero, NYT, Colombia a Flashpoint in Chavez Feud With U.S.
3/05/08 Carroll & Brodzinsky, Guardian, Threat of war as Venezuela and Ecuador order troops to Colombian border
March 4, 2008
3/04/08 St. Fort, IPS, HAITI: Once-Vibrant Farming Sector in Dire Straits
3/04/08 Al Jazeera, Uribe makes Chavez legal threat
3/04/08 BBC, Colombia calls for Chavez charges
3/04/08 Walker, Guardian, Farc was planning 'dirty bomb', Colombia says
March 3, 2008
3/03/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Documents show Chavez gave FARC $300 million, Colombia claims
3/03/08 Al Jazeera, Troops ordered to Colombia border
March 2, 2008
3/02/08 Bridges & Brodzinsky, McClatchy, Venezuela's Chavez sends troops to Colombian border
3/02/08 Chang, McClatchy, Argentines battle pulp mill they say is poisoning them
March 1, 2008
3/01/08 Reuters, Chavez warns of "war" if Colombia strikes Venezuela
February 29, 2008
2/29/08 BBC, Landslide hits Ecuador pipeline
2/29/08 BBC, Floods hit thousands in Argentina
2/29/08 Al Jazeera, Cuba signs human rights accords
2/29/08 Osava, IPS, BRAZIL: Indigenous Groups Defend Constitutional Right to Land
February 26, 2008
2/26/08 Romero, NYT, Free Eye Care From Chávez, All the Better to See Him
2/26/08 Cevallos, IPS, ENERGY-MEXICO: PEMEX in Death Throes Amid Political Squabbling
2/26/08 Schofield, BBC, Guatemala 'to open war archives'
2/26/08 Duffy, BBC, Troops sent to stem Amazon loss
2/26/08 Duffy, BBC, Brazil unveils anti-poverty drive
February 25, 2008
2/25/08 Estrada, IPS, LATIN AMERICA: Justice Disserved for Indigenous Prisoners
February 24, 2008
2/24/08 Kraul, LAT, Colombia rebels get foothold in Venezuela
February 22, 2008
2/22/08 Reuters, As South American Rivers Dry Up, Miners Tap Ocean
February 21, 2008
2/21/08 BBC, Ecuador extends floods emergency
2/21/08 BBC, Venezuela settles with oil firms
February 20, 2008
2/20/08 BBC, Yellow fever crisis hits Paraguay
February 19, 2008
2/19/08 Al Jazeera, Soldiers guilty of Colombia ambush
2/19/08 Chang, McClatchy, Why Castro remains a hero to many in Latin America
2/19/08 Robles, McClatchy, Fidel Castro will step down after 50 years at Cuba's helm
2/19/08 CNN, Castro resigns as president, state-run paper reports
February 18, 2008
2/18/07 Al Jazeera, Protests over trade deal hit Peru
2/18/08 Benitez, IPS, GUATEMALA: Indigenous Women Weave Incomes, Self-Confidence
February 17, 2008
2/14/08 Sanchez, SanFran Chron, Venezuela Halts Crude Oil Sales to Exxon Mobil
February 16, 2008
2/16/08 Frayssinet, IPS, BRAZIL: GM Maize "Worst Tragedy" of Lula Administration - NGOs
February 14, 2008
2/14/08 BBC, US spy row official quits Bolivia
February 13, 2008
2/13/08 Benitez, IPS, DEATH PENALTY-GUATEMALA: Green Light for Executions
2/13/08 BBC, Bolivia floods misery continues
February 12, 2008
2/12/08 Al Jazeera, Venezuela suspends Exxon oil sales
2/12/08 Al Jazeera, Bolivia declares flood 'disaster'
2/12/08 CNN, U.S. denies spying allegations in Bolivia
February 11, 2008
2/11/08 Chang, McClatchy, Rising deforestation in Amazon undermines Brazil's environmental policies
February 10, 2008
2/10/08 BBC, El Salvador probes US fund claims
2/10/06 Al Jazeera, Chavez threatens to cut off US oil
2/10/08 Reel, WP, Bolivia's Irresistible Reserves
2/10/08 Al Jazeera, Exxon 'seeking to damage' Venezuela
February 9, 2008
2/09/08 Romero, NYT, In Venezuela, Faith in Chavez Starts to Wane
2/09/08 Osava, IPS, RIGHTS-BRAZIL: Pantanal Indians Threatened by Deforestation
February 8, 2008
2/08/08 Dangl, Progressive, Undermining Bolivia
2/08/08 Kohlstedt, FPIF, Mexicans Say: Integrate This!
2/08/08 Llana, CSM, After floods, Mexico's Tabasco rebounds
2/08/08 BBC, Exxon in Venezuela asset freeze
2/08/08 Al Jazeera, Venezuela denounces Exxon court bid
2/08/08 Collyns, BBC, Draft law sparks protests in Peru
February 7, 2008
2/07/08 Arsenhalt, IPS, Controversy Dogs Coal Operations in Colombia
2/05/08 Salazar, IPS, ENVIRONMENT-PERU: "For Sale" Signs in Amazon Jungle
2/07/08 Estrada, IPS, RIGHTS-CHILE: In the Mapuche People’s Heartland
February 5, 2008
2/05/08 Bronsatein, Reuters, U.S. soldiers help war against rebels in Colombia
2/05/08 Guiterrez, IPS, ECONOMY-EL SALVADOR: Dollarisation Backfires, Fuelling Price Hikes
2/05/08 Bachelet, McClatchy, Report: Chavez pushing regional leadership with Cuba
February 1, 2008
2/01/08 Wheeler, ITT, Guatemala’s ‘Crime of the Century”
January 31, 2008
1/31/08 Guiterrez, IPS, EL SALVADOR: Benefits of Free Trade Deal Still Remote
1/31/08 BBC, EU suspends Brazil beef imports
January 30, 2008
1/29/08 Milich, IPS, CHILE: Indigenous Rights Activist Ends 111-Day Hunger Strike
1/30/08 Estrada, IPS, CHILE: Anti-Discrimination Bill Undermined by the Right
1/30/08 Brodzinsky, CSM, Chavez sees U.S.-Colombian war plans
1/30/08 BBC, Paraguay put on dengue alert
January 28, 2008
1/28/08 McDonnell, LAT, Iraq contractors tap Latin America's needy
1/28/08 Ingham, BBC, Chavez calls for anti-US alliance
January 26, 2008
1/26/08 Reuda, AP, Chavez: Colombia Plans 'Aggression'
January 25, 2008
1/25/08 Al Jazeera, Rice urges Colombia free-trade deal
January 23, 2008
1/23/08 Gibler, ITT, Counterinsurgency in Chiapas
January 22, 2008
1/22/08 Engler, ITT, Latin America Banks on Independence
1/22/08 Duffy, BBC, 'Huge' oil field found off Brazil
January 21, 2008
1/20/08 Al Jazeera, Chavez threatens to take over farms
January 19, 2008
1/19/08 BBC, Fujimori accused of kidnap plot
January 18, 2008
1/18/08 BBC, Thousands flee Colombian volcano
January 16, 2008
1/16/08 Al Jazeera, Castro: I'm too ill for public life
January 15, 2008
1/15/08 Vasquez, CNN, Guatemala's Colom takes office
January 13, 2008
1/13/08 Bacon, TruthOut, Mexican Authorities Move to Crush Copper Strike
January 12, 2008
1/12/08 Paez, IPS, RIGHTS-LATIN AMERICA: 'Operation Condor' Was No Mystery to Washington
January 8, 2008
1/08/08 Paez, IPS, PERU: Operation Condor Tentacles Stretched Even Farther
January 3, 2008
1/03/08 Rogers, CSM, Nicaraguan opposition resists Chavez's expanding 'revolution'
1/03/08 Llana & Ford, CSM, Chavez, China cooperate on oil, but for different reasons
December 31, 2007
12/31/07 Downie, CSM, Brazil's oil 'blessing' is no energy panacea
December 29, 2007
12/29/07 BBC, Police disarmed in Mexican town
December 27, 2007
12/27/07 Chang, McClatchy, Bolivians fleeing misery at home find little relief in Brazil
December 26, 2007
12/26/07 Marquez, IPS, CHALLENGES 2007-2008: Grim Present, Dim Future for Andean Integration
December 24, 2007
12/24/07 Palast, GregPalast, Good and Evil at the Center of the Earth: A Quechua Christmas Carol
December 21, 2007
12/21/07 Al Jazeera, Chavez offers 'oil for food'
12/21/07 Al Jazeera, Chavez offers 'oil for food'
12/21/07 BBC, Panama to probe US invasion
December 20, 2007
12/20/07 Chavez, IPS, LATIN AMERICA: Rural Women Forge Their Own Path in Microenterprise
December 19, 2007
12/19/07 BBC, Argentina 'dirty war' sentences
12/19/07 BBC, Uruguay approves gay civil unions
December 16, 2007
12/16/07 BBC, Bolivia head praises reform plan
December 14, 2007
12/14/07 BBC, Bolivian regions in autonomy push
12/14/07 Bachelet & Chang, McClatchy, OAS seeks to mediate Bolivia's growing political crisis
12/14/07 BBC, Brazil and Venezuela link trade
December 10, 2007
12/10/07 AP, Morales seeks indefinite re-election
December 9, 2007
12/09/07 BBC, Bolivia assembly approves charter
12/09/07 Schweimler, BBC, S America set to launch new bank
12/09/07 Bachelet, McClatchy, State Department documents reveal U.S. dealings with Venezuela's Chavez
December 8, 2007
12/08/07 Estrada, IPS, RIGHTS-CHILE: Workers' Massacre More Relevant Than Ever 100 Years On
December 6, 2007
12/06/07 BBC, Bolivia head set for vote gamble
December 5, 2007
12/05/07 BBC, US Senate passes Peru trade pact
December 4, 2007
12/04/07 Bernstein, NYT, Brazilians Giving Up Their American Dream
December 3, 2007
12/03/07 Bachelet, McClatchy, Bush administration hails Chavez defeat
12/03/07 Chang, McClatchy, Violence erupts as Bolivia faces crisis over constitutional reform
12/03/07 Frayssinet, IPS, BRAZIL: Sanitation for All...in 115 Years
12/03/07 BBC, Chavez defeated over reform vote
November 28, 2007
11/28/07 Petra, CRG, Another CIA sponsored Coup D'Etat? Venezuela's D-Day: Democratic Socialism or Imperial Counter-Revolution
November 18, 2007
11/18/07 Mufson, WP, After Chavez Exhorts OPEC to Flex Political Muscle, Saudis Object
November 17, 2007
11/17/07 Romero, NYT, Chávez's Vision Shares Wealth and Centers Power
11/17/07 Forero, WP, Colombia's Uribe Seen as Solidifying Power
11/17/07 BBC, Venezuela 'attacked Guyana boats'
November 15, 2007
11/15/07 Reuters, Chiquita Sued In NY Over Killings In Colombia
November 10, 2007
11/10/07 Klein, Nation, Latin America's Shock Resistance
November 9, 2007
11/09/07 BBC, Argentina-Uruguay row hits summit
11/09/07 Duffy, BBC, Brazil announces new oil reserves
November 7, 2007
11/07/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, Rains Bring Mexico's Poverty to Surface
October 29, 2007
10/29/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, U.S. Guns Behind Cartel Killings in Mexico
October 28, 2007
10/28/07 Forero, WP, Venezuela Increasingly A Conduit For Cocaine
October 26, 2007
10/26/07 Schweimler, BBC, Argentina's divisions clear to see
October 24, 2007
10/24/07 Abramowitz, WP, Bush to Announce Steps to Pressure Cuba Toward Democracy
October 23, 2007
10/23/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, Bush Seeking Aid for Mexico In Drug Fight
October 19, 2007
10/19/07 BBC, Chile repeats own Antarctic claim
October 13, 2007
10/13/07 Reel, WP, Price of a Salad Soars in Argentina
10/13/07 AL Jazeera, Chavez and Uribe open gas pipeline
October 12, 2007
10/12/07 Baker, WP, Free-Trade Fight Reflects Broader Battle
October 11, 2007
10/11/07 Llana, CSM, In Venezuela, uncertainty spurs a middle-class exodus
10/11/07 Usborne, Independent, Argentina's disappeared: Father Christian, the priest who did the devil's work
10/11/07 Howden, Independent, Expedition into the unknown uncovers remote Brazilian tribe threatened by hydroelectric dam
October 9, 2007
10/09/07 Reuters, Hunger Persists Despite Argentina's Economic Boom
October 6, 2007
10/06/07 Vidal, Guardian, 'We said to them, 'Come closer' but they said to us, 'Go further back''
October 5, 2007
10/05/07 AP, Amazon Group Bans Loggers and Miners
10/05/07 Howden & Steven, Independent, South America chokes as Amazon burns
October 4, 2007
10/04/07 BBC, 'Unknown' Peru Amazon tribe seen
October 2, 2007
10/02/07 Schipani, Independent, Aboriginal victims of Argentina's 'silent genocide'
10/02/07 BBC, Correa 'to shut' Ecuador Congress
September 30, 2007
9/30/07 Reuters, Huge Crowds in Costa Rica Protest US Pact
September 29, 2007
9/29/07 BBC, Farc woman steals plane to desert
September 19, 2007
9/19/07 BBC, Scores ill in Peru 'meteor crash'
September 18, 2007
9/18/07 Yager, LA Times, Chiquita Fined for Colombia Payments
September 10, 2007
9/10/07 AP, Explosions Hit Mexican Oil Pipelines
September 8, 2007
9/08/07 Forero, WP, Traffickers Infiltrate Military in Colombia
September 6, 2007
9/06/07 BBC, In pictures: Felix aftermath
September 5, 2007
9/05/07 Forero, WP, New Chapter in Drug Trade
9/05/07 Tuckman, Guardian, Four dead as Hurricane Felix hits land at 160mph
September 4, 2007
9/04/07 BBC, Felix slams into Central America
August 30, 2007
8/30/07 Brodzinzky, CSM, Colombians buy shares in state oil firm
August 27, 2007
8/27/07 Ellner, ITT, The Trial (And Errors) of Hugo Chavez
August 18, 2007
8/18/07 Schiferes, BBC, Nafta trade talks likely to stall
8/18/07 Romero, NYT, Grimmest Site in a Grim Peruvian City: The Cemetery
August 16, 2007
8/16/07 Lewis, NYT, Inquiry Threatens Ex-Leader of Securities Agency (Chiquita-Colombia)
August 15, 2007
8/15/07 Romero, NYT, Chavez to Propose Removing His Term Limits
8/15/07 Godoy, IPS, MEXICO: Truth Commission or Justice Commission?
August 12, 2007
8/12/07 Al Jazeera, Argentina's neglected Indian tribe
August 10, 2007
8/10/07 Llana, CSM, Brazil, Venezuela vie for energy clout
8/10/07 BBC, Chavez pushes new energy projects
August 9, 2007
8/09/07 Carroll & Oni, Guardian, Chávez opens his wallet wider to boost Latin American influence
August 4, 2007
8/04/07 Romero, NYT, Chávez Takes 'Crazy Battalion' of Supporters on the Road
August 2, 2007
8/02/07 Leonnig, WP, In Terrorism-Law Case, Chiquita Points to U.S.
July 31, 2007
7/31/07 Llana, CSM, Olga Sanchez's refuge of hope in the south
7/31/07 Llana, CSM, Mexico's other migrant problem
7/31/07 Voss, BBC, Cuba farms hint at future reform
7/31/07 Rohter, NYT, Brazil, Alarmed, Reconsiders Policy on Climate Change
July 29, 2007
7/29/07 Al Jazeera, Peru's president apologises to poor
7/29/07 Lacey, NYT, Panama Weighs Debt and Threat of Noriega
7/29/07 BBC, Farc 'killed hostages by mistake'
July 26, 2007
7/26/06 Carroll, Guardian, Eight Americans graduate in boost for Cuban health care
July 23, 2007
7/23/07 Reuters, Ecuador plan seeks balance of environment, oil
7/23/07 Llana, CSM, Gas pipeline in Brazil seen as a model
7/23/07 Viana, Independent, Brazil's deadly land wars put indigenous leaders in firing line
July 22, 2007
7/22/07 Romero, NYT, Brazil's Objections Slow Chávez's Plan for Regional Bank
7/22/07 Ingram, BBC, Single Venezuelan party planned
July 20, 2007
7/20/07 Fernando, IPS, Disarmament in Colombia: The Meltdown Begins
July 11, 2007
7/11/07 Miller, CSM, Latin America's answer to the World Bank and IMF
7/11/07 Doyle, Independent, US mining firm in dock over Colombia murders
July 6, 2007
7/6/07 Clark, CSM, Ecuador moves to cut interest rates for poor
July 3, 2007
7/3/07 BBC, Brazil launches slum reform drive
July 2, 2007
7/2/07 WP, Argentina's First Lady To Run for Presidency
June 29, 2007
6/29/07 Al Jazeera, Brazil forces in slum shootout
6/29/07 Al Jazeera, Chavez shops for arms in Russia
June 27, 2007
6/27/07 Romero & Krauss, NYT, 2 Oil Firms Are Defiant in Venezuela
6/27/07 BBC, Venezuela oil loss put at $4.5bn
June 26, 2007
6/26/07 BBC, US firms 'reject' Venezuela deal
June 23, 2007
6/23/07 Al Jazeera, Many injured in Colombia blasts
6/23/07 Al Jazeera, Chavez warns major oil firms
June 22, 2007
6/22/07 Reel, WP, Scarcity of Goods Sows Frustration Among Argentines
June 20, 2007
6/20/07 Richter, NYT, In the Amazon, Giving Blood but Getting Nothing
June 19, 2007
6/19/07 Gibler, ITT, Militarizing Mexico's Drug War
June 8, 2007
6/08/07 BBC, Chiquita sued over Colombia role
June 3, 2007
6/03/07 BBC, Chavez supporters back TV closure
May 27, 2007
5/27/07 O'Shaughnessy, Independent, Why the US is losing its war on cocaine
May 23, 2007
5/23/07 Archibold, NYT, Debate Raging, Mexico Adds to Consulates in U.S.
May 21, 2007
5/21/07 Montgomery, McClatchy, Questions linger about Mexico's `House of Death'
May 19, 2007
5/19/07 Lacey, NYT, New Routes and New Risk, as More Haitians Flee
May 18, 2007
5/18/07 Cevallos, IPS, Second Chance for Indigenous People After 'Lost Decade'
May 17, 2007
5/17/07 Romero, NYT, Clash of Hope and Fear as Venezuela Seizes Land
May 16, 2007
5/16/07 Guardian, Buenos Aires hit by rush hour rail riot
5/16/07 BBC, Colombia 'militia link' alleged
May 4, 2007
5/04/07 Gumbel, Independent, Oil company accused of dumping waste in Amazon
May 1, 2007
5/01/07 Bachelet, McClatchy, Chavez plans to pull out of the World Bank and the IMF
5/01/07 BBC, Venezuela to take over refineries
April 30, 2007
4/30/07 Pearson, AP, Chavez and Big Oil gear up for struggle
April 28, 2007
4/28/07 Al Jazeera, Chavez details arms build-up
4/28/07 Bo, Al Jazeera, Recycling for life in Argentina
4/28/07 Collyns, BBC, Peru leader gets emergency powers
April 27, 2007
4/27/07 Claure, IPS, BOLIVIA: How to Harness Growing Remittances
April 26, 2007
4/26/07 AP, Oil companies bow to Venezuelan State control
4/26/07 Boustany, WP, Peruvian Honored for Defending Indigenous People
April 20, 2007
4/20/07 Llana, CSM, Ethanol policy divides Latin America
4/20/07 BBC, Anti-Americanism in Venezuela
4/20/07 Vieira, IPS, COLOMBIA: Uribe on the Defensive
April 18, 2007
4/18/07 Forero, WP, Colombian Senator: Death Squads Met At Uribe's Ranch
April 13, 2007
4/13/07 BBC, Brazil breaks up 'killing firm'
April 12, 2007
4/12/07 Sanchez, Al Jazeera, Oil firm accused of causing cancer
April 6, 2007
4/06/07 Chavez, IPS, BOLIVIA: Errors in Contracts Complicate Gas Nationalisation
4/06/07 Queiroz, IPS, PORTUGAL: Extreme Right to Host Anti-Immigrant Conference
April 3, 2007
4/03/07 BBC, Argentina renews Falklands claim
April 2, 2007
4/02/07 Llana, CSM, Autonomy push sparks racial strife in Bolivia
April 1, 2007
4/01/07 Reuters, Documents From 1992 Coup Show Chavez's Path
March 31, 2007
3/31/07 Al Jazeera, Ethanol tops Lula's US visit agenda
March 27, 2007
3/27/07 Al Jazeera, Venezuela signs oil deal with China
March 26, 2007
3/26/07 Bright, CSM, Report: Colombian army head collaborated with 'terrorist' paramilitaries
March 23, 2007
3/23/07 BBC, Cuba-Sweden diplomatic row grows
March 19, 2007
3/19/07 BBC, Chavez issues warning to allies
March 16, 2007
3/16/07 Mekay, IPS, Chevron Faces More Scrutiny in Ecuador Over Pollution
March 14, 2007
3/14/07 Valente, IPS, Small Towns on the 'Endangered' List
March 11, 2007
3/11/07 Romero, NYT, Bush Heads to Colombia as Scandal Taints Key Alliance
3/10/07 Osava, IPS, BRAZIL-US: Ethanol Deal Represents Convergence of Multiple Interests
3/11/07 BBC, Chavez launches biting US attack
March 10, 2007
3/10/07 BBC, Chavez attacks Bush 'domination'
March 9, 2007
3/10/07 Llorca, AP, Priests to Purify Sacred Mayan Site of 'Bad Spirits' After Bush Visit
3/09/07 Weber & Buncombe, Independent, Bush and Chavez on rival tours in bid to win Latin American hearts and minds
March 8, 2007
3/08/07 Lehman, AP, Brazilians Protest Upcoming Bush Visit
March 6, 2007
3/06/07 Reel, WP, Bolivia's Rural Women Are Remaking Cities, Lives
3/06/07 Rohter, NYT, Bush to Set Out Shift in Agenda on Latin Trip
March 3, 2007
3/03/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, Haiti's Lost Boys
March 2, 2007
3/02/07 Grogg, IPS, Anxious About What to Eat- Cuba
February 25, 2007
2/25/07 Romero, NYT, Venezuela Spending on Arms Soars to World's Top Ranks
February 24, 2007
2/24/07 BBC, Aid arrives in flood-hit Bolivia
2/24/07 Leahy, IPS, LATIN AMERICA: Protests Mount Against Mining Giant
February 15, 2007
2/15/07 BBC, Chavez threat to seize food shops
February 7, 2007
2/07/07 BBC, Clashes as Bolivia miners protest
February 4, 2007
2/04/07 BBC, Colombia mine gas blast kills 18
February 3, 2007
2/03/07 Reel, WP, Brazilians' Arrest Focuses Scrutiny on Evangelical Groups
February 2, 2007
2/02/07 Mekay, IPS, PERU: Amazonian Communities Fight New Oil Wells
2/02/07 Cevallos, IPS, MEXICO: Community Radio Stations Under Fire
January 31, 2007
1/31/07 Forero, WP, Venezuela Poised to Hand Chavez Wide-Ranging Powers
1/31/07 BBC, Chavez to be granted new powers
January 29, 2007
1/29/07 Roig-Franzia, WP, Former Salvadoran Foes Share Doubts on War
January 28, 2007
1/28/07 BBC, Photo journal: Harvest in Caracas
January 22, 2007
1/22/07 AP, Chavez tells US to 'go to hell' in talk-show
January 21, 2007
1/21/07 AP, Venezuela Condemns U.S. for Meddling
January 20, 2007
1/20/07, BBC, Venezuela democratic, says Chavez
January 19, 2007
1/18/07 Chang, McClatchey, Latin American leaders debate role of state in major industries
1/19/07 BBC, Rule by decree passed for Chavez
January 14, 2007
1/14/07 EuroNews, Anti-US allies come together over oil
1/14/07 Romero, NYT, Iranian President Visits Venezuela to Strengthen Ties
January 13, 2007
1/13/07 ABC, Chavez OKs Private Firms in Oil Projects
January 12, 2007
1/12/07 Brosnan, Reuters, Nicaraguan poor hope Ortega will take up old cause
January 11, 2007
1/11/07 Usborne, Independent, US faces alliance of the left as Ortega sworn in
1/11/07 BBC, Ecuador and Colombia 'reach deal'
January 9, 2007
1/09/07 Buncombe, Independent, Chavez to nationalise energy companies
1/09/07 BBC, Chavez bid for more state control
January 8, 2007
1/08/07 CNN, Chavez to nationalize U.S.-based utility
January 3, 2007
1/03/07 Osava, IPS, Brazil to Join Digital TV World