MEXICO: Government is cornered in cartel fight

Drug-related violence continues to increase. President Felipe Calderon's administration seems at...

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PERU: Puno is catalyst for unresolved social tensions

The central government is concerned that radicalism will overspill from Bolivia, exacerbating...

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The Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) is an exception among Latin American parties. After three...

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Colombia has agreed to attend the South American Union (UNASUR) summit on August 28. The...

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Allegations made in July linked government officials with authorisation for a US company to sell...

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Islamist militants may be seeking to reinvigorate their Central Asian operations, which have...

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Two recent UN reports have highlighted the destabilising impact of transnational organised crime...

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President Alvaro Uribe this week visited counterparts in Peru, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay,...

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A prominent supporter of President Hugo Chavez, Lina Ron, was arrested yesterday over an attack...

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Recent attacks demonstrate the continued risk the FARC poses to national security, even after...

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