The surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords early Tuesday morning to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to raise his sky-high popularity in Colombia even higher.
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The murder of the acting chief of Mexico's federal police amid an unprecedented wave of drug gang attacks on security officials will soon become a major issue in the U.S. presidential candidates' escalating war for Hispanic votes.
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The surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords Tuesday to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to push his sky-high popularity in Colombia even higher.
Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned Tuesday, ending an often stormy six-year term that put her in conflict with developers in the Amazon rain forest.
Victims of Colombia's far-right militias fear the surprise extradition of 14 paramilitary warlords may keep them from learning their loved ones' fates and getting reparations.
A top U.S. energy official says Washington wants to boost ties with Trinidad and Tobago, a Caribbean nation that is the No. 1 supplier of liquid natural gas to the United States.
Argentina is becoming a symbol of the far-reaching effects of global food inflation. Like other developing countries that depend on agricultural exports, it is struggling mightily to figure out how to protect local food sources without breaking the backbone of its economy.
Argentine farmers say talks with the national government are going nowhere and are yet more proof that President Cristina Fernandez does not understand them.
LO DE LUNA, Mexico -- The effects of the subprime mortgage crisis and the downturn in the U.S. economy have cascaded into Mexico, causing a sudden, precipitous drop in the flow of money sent home by Mexican immigrants and highlighting this country's dependence on its wealthier northern neighbor
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