Archive for the ‘Nation’ Category

Cuba won't let blogger go to New York for prize

A Cuban blogger who has criticized her government has been denied permission to travel to New York to pick up a prestigious journalism award Wednesda ...

 

Colombian hitmen reveal horror of the kill

This city's drug underworld is littered with "poseurs" -- lowlife triggermen pretending they're the real hard cases.

 

Ex-Colombian leader blasts U.S. tactics on drugs

Former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria on Tuesday strongly criticized the United States' approach to fighting drugs.

 

Panama faces probe over alleged torture

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to investigate whether Panama tortured an Ecuadorian citizen who was being held as an illegal ...

 

Arrest revives memories of hijacking ordeal

One phone call brought the 41-year-old memory back to George Hopkins instantly, flooding him with the terror of having a .38-caliber pistol jabbed in ...

 

Mexican police seize utility company

Hundreds of federal police officers seized control of a company that supplies power to four central states and the capital, Mexican state media repor ...

 

Argentine Senate OKs controversial media bill

After 16 hours of debate, Argentina's Senate passed a controversial reform law Saturday that critics say targets media outlets critical of the govern ...

 

Luxuries dazzled gangster's girlfriend

All that glitters may not be gold, but for Colombia's narco-molls the most important thing is that it glitters.

 

Strike to protest job cuts in Puerto Rico

Thousands of Puerto Rican workers and supporters started to gather Thursday for an islandwide strike over government budget cuts that have led to the ...

 

Rio fortifies streets after deadly shootout

Some 2,000 police officers patrolled the streets of Rio de Janeiro Sunday after a bloody confrontation between rival drug gangs and authorities that ...