By Admin Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Lima, (ANDINA). Mexico supports Colombia’s accession to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) as it will strengthen the Pacific Alliance, on Monday said the Mexican ambassador to Peru, Manuel Rodriguez.
Billy The Kid Documentary Explores Hispanic LinkBy Admin Monday, December 12, 2011
A new documentary looks into the life of one of the nation’s most famous outlaws and reveals a little known Hispanic link.
Ex-Dictator Noriega Returns to Panama, Faces 60-Year SentenceBy Admin Monday, December 12, 2011
(Bloomberg)—Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spent 22 years in U.S. and French jails, returned to the Central American nation to face his first prison sentence at home.
Andean leaders to meet amid Ecuador woesBy Admin Wednesday, November 9, 2011
BOGOTA—The four presidents of the Andean Community are expected to gather in Colombia on Tuesday, hoping to revitalize the struggling pact and ensure that Ecuador does not follow through with threats to withdraw from the trade bloc.
Abbas to Europe, Latin America over UN state bidBy Admin Wednesday, October 5, 2011
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas flew to Europe on Tuesday to kick off a week-long tour which will also take him to Latin America to shore up support for his UN membership bid.
Ex-Salvadoran officer gets 31 years in arms sting, sold explosives to man posed as terroristBy Admin Saturday, August 6, 2011
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Salvadoran special forces officer has been sentenced to 31 years in prison after selling automatic rifles and plastic explosives to a person he thought was a radical Colombian militant.
Human rights advocates applaud sentences in Guatemala massacreBy Admin Thursday, August 4, 2011
Reporting from Mexico City—International human rights advocates Wednesday praised a court in Guatemala for sentencing four former soldiers to more than 6,000 years each in prison for a 1982 massacre of 201 civilians during the nation’s civil war.
Pacific-Atlantic route drives up fears of crime and destructionBy Admin Friday, July 15, 2011
They call it El Puente Billinghurst: a bright orange, half-mile suspension bridge, straddling the thick, murky waters of Peru’s Madre de Dios River.
Carlyle Raises $1 Billion for South American InvestmentsBy Admin Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private-equity managers, said it raised $1 billion to invest in South American companies, with an emphasis on Brazil.
Ecuador president faces claims over bribery, drugs and vote-riggingBy Admin Thursday, May 12, 2011
Explosive claims about guerrilla bribes, narco-trafficking and vote tampering have rocked Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa, just days after he appeared to triumph in a referendum.
