Latin American Politics
Brazil, China to ink deal on trade in national currency
Mar 21, 2013 17:45 EDT
Brazil hopes to sign a bilateral accord with China to promote trade in their national currencies at next week's BRICS summit of the world's five emerging powers, Trade and Industry Minister Fernando Pimentel said Thursday.
US still seeks productive ties with Venezuela
Mar 21, 2013 14:08 EDT
Washington is still hoping for better ties with Venezuela even as the South American nation ratcheted up tensions by cutting off a channel of communications, a US official said Thursday.
Pope 'not complicit' with Argentine junta: Nobel laureate
Mar 21, 2013 10:37 EDT
Pope Francis was "not complicit" with Argentina's brutal military dictatorship and pursued "silent diplomacy", Nobel Peace Prize laureate Adolfo Perez Esquivel said on Thursday after meeting with Latin America's first pontiff.
White House hosts Cuban dissident blogger
Mar 21, 2013 09:46 EDT
The White House hosted award-winning dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez, on her first international trip in years, Wednesday after she met lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Mexican leader asks for one year to reduce violence
Mar 21, 2013 05:07 EDT
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto urged his countrymen to give his anti-crime strategy one year to bear fruit as the wave of violence persisted, with gunfights, police killings and terrorized parents pulling kids from school.
10 years after arrests, Cubans split on pace of change
Mar 21, 2013 01:52 EDT
Ten years after the "Black Spring" arrest of 75 Cuban dissidents, some in the opposition perceive signs of greater openness while others see a regime that is merely changing tactics to improve its image.
Mexican leader asks for one year to reduce violence
Mar 20, 2013 23:10 EDT
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto urged his countrymen to give his anti-crime strategy one year to bear fruit as the wave of violence persisted, with gunfights, police killings and terrorized parents pulling kids from school.
Venezuela says suspends 'channel of communications' with US
Mar 20, 2013 16:10 EDT
Venezuela said Wednesday it has suspended a "channel of communications" with Washington as it ratchets up tension ahead of elections to replace the late president Hugo Chavez.
Pope promises 'respect' for all world religions
Mar 20, 2013 11:11 EDT
Pope Francis on Wednesday promised "friendship and respect" for all faiths at a meeting with representatives of major world religions in the Vatican in which he said he felt "close" to non-believers.
Easter Island statue to give hope to Japan tsunami town
Mar 20, 2013 07:09 EDT
A giant statue from Chile's Easter Island was unveiled in Tokyo Wednesday before it is erected in a small tsunami-devastated northeastern Japanese town as a symbol of recovery.
Brazil landslides claim at least 27 lives
Mar 19, 2013 22:46 EDT
At least 27 people were killed by landslides caused by heavy rains in a mountainous area of the Brazilian sate of Rio de Janeiro, authorities said.
Genocide trial of former Guatemala dictator begins
Mar 19, 2013 22:20 EDT
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt went on trial on genocide charges over the killing of almost 1,800 indigenous people during the dark days of his country's civil war.
Brazil landslides claim at least 24 lives
Mar 19, 2013 16:25 EDT
At least 24 people were killed by landslides spawned by heavy rains in a mountainous area of the Brazilian sate of Rio de Janeiro, authorities said Tuesday.
Guatemala opens genocide trial against ex-dictator
Mar 19, 2013 13:31 EDT
A genocide trial started Tuesday against former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of presiding over one of the bloodiest chapters of his country's brutal civil war.
Brazil landslides claim at least 17 lives
Mar 19, 2013 11:33 EDT
At least 17 people have died in landslides triggered by heavy rains in a mountainous area of Brazil, authorities said Tuesday.
Former Guatemala dictator faces historic genocide trial
Mar 18, 2013 19:24 EDT
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is expected to stand trial on Tuesday on genocide charges, despite defense attempts to postpone the start of the historic proceedings.
Cuba declares holiday on Good Friday
Mar 18, 2013 17:35 EDT
Cuba's communist government on Monday declared a holiday on Good Friday for the second year in a row without mentioning the day's religious significance to Christians.
Argentina asks for Falklands help in pope's first talks
Mar 18, 2013 16:58 EDT
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Monday asked compatriot Pope Francis to mediate in the Falkland Islands' dispute with Britain at the new pontiff's first talks with a head of state, as world leaders flew in for his inauguration mass.
US denies any Venezuela plot
Mar 18, 2013 16:14 EDT
The United States on Monday emphatically denied it was involved in any plot against Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles ahead of the April 14 presidential vote.
Heavy rains leave 13 dead in Brazil
Mar 18, 2013 15:08 EDT
Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed 13 people over the past 24 hours in the Brazilian tourist town of Petropolis, an official said Monday.
