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Guatemala ex-dictator to go back on trial

Wed, 22 May 2013 04:26:11 +0300

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will go back on trial after the nation's highest court threw out his genocide and war crimes conviction in the latest twist in complex proceedings.

Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:39:31 +0300

Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his rule, rights groups said Saturday.

Assad tells Argentine newspaper he won't step down

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:22:44 +0300

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, in an interview with an Argentine newspaper.

Former Argentine dictator Videla dies

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:44:10 +0300

Ex-dictator Jorge Videla, who presided over Argentina's "Dirty War," died in prison on Friday while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity, local television reported. He was 87.

Aristide reappearance in Haiti fuels comeback talk

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:56:14 +0300

Having kept silent for nearly two years since returning from exile, recent public appearances by Jean-Bertrand Aristide have fueled speculation the former Haitian leader is eyeing a comeback.

Costa Rica president caught in scandal over travel

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:42:32 +0300

Costa Rica's President Laura Chinchilla was embroiled in scandal Thursday amid revelations that she used a private jet made available by a Colombian suspected of links to drug trafficking.

Ex-Guatemalan ruler found guilty of genocide

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:02:43 +0300

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of genocide and war crimes Friday in a landmark ruling stemming from massacres of indigenous people in his country's long civil war.

Guatemalan ex-dictator denies being 'genocidal'

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:49:48 +0300

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt testified for the first time at his genocide trial Thursday, denying charges he ordered the massacre of indigenous people during his 1982-1983 regime.

Visiting Egyptian leader seeks closer trade ties with Brazil

Wed, 08 May 2013 21:16:06 +0300

President Mohamed Morsi pressed for closer bilateral trade and investment ties with Brazil here Wednesday on the first official visit by an Egyptian leader to Latin America's dominant economic power.

Ecuador, Peru try to calm spat over supermarket fight

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:55:48 +0300

Ecuador and Peru have decided to reassign their ambassadors in a bid to resolve a diplomatic crisis that broke out when the Ecuadoran envoy got into a fight with two women in a supermarket checkout line.

Spy charges against US filmmaker 'ridiculous': Obama

Sun, 05 May 2013 03:54:09 +0300

President Barack Obama dismissed as "ridiculous" Venezuela's allegations that an American filmmaker in the country during last month's elections was a US spy sent by Washington to stir up trouble.

Obama concludes Latin America trips with trade focus

Sat, 04 May 2013 21:10:42 +0300

US President Barack Obama turned the spotlight on economic ties with Latin America on Saturday as he wrapped up a three-day trip to a region roiled by drug violence.

Obama does 'not foresee' US troops in Syria

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:50:28 +0300

President Barack Obama came close to ruling out deploying US troops to Syria, saying he did not foresee a scenario in which that would be beneficial to the United States or Syria.

In Mexico, 91% of journalist murders unsolved

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:44:26 +0300

Mexico's ombudsman said Friday 84 journalists have been murdered since 2000 and 20 more have disappeared in the past eight years, while authorities have failed to solve 91 percent of the crimes.

Trade, drug war at center of Obama visit to Mexico

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:17:05 +0300

US President Barack Obama headed to Mexico on Thursday to put trade back at the heart of bilateral ties, but his southern neighbor's shifting drug war tactics loom large over the visit.