The assembly of the Indigenous Front of Binational Organizations in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca, one of the poorest areas in Mexico. A large percentage of the indigenous population of Oaxaca and other states has left to work in northern Mexico and in the United States.

The Bush administration came under congressional fire this week due to its authorization of torture on prisoners, which has resulted in great criticism from the international community.

Haven’t heard of the National Endowment for Democracy? Not many people have. Yet the NED is taxpayer funded and carries out foreign policy with no meaningful public oversight or transparency. In fact, it does more to undermine democracy than not.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced the creation of a new social program, known as a “mission,” which will provide treatment and rehabilitation to children in situations of drug and alcohol addiction, abandonment, exclusion, or vulnerability.

In Latin America, in the absence of a social revolution at the moment of national independence there were plenty of rebellions and political revolts. Less frequently these were popular rebellions and almost never were they ideological revolutions that shook the traditional structures.

The US is becoming more and more restless with the liberating winds that blow in Latin America. That was the reason the Pentagon decided to reactivate the Fourth Fleet and detach it to the Caribbean and the South American seas.

In the wake of the widespread U.S. sub-prime mortgage crisis, speculative funds began to flow into the oil and grains markets, pushing up their prices. The trend is so powerful that it is very difficult to keep these moves under control. Observing this situation, some economic analysts are saying, “Capitalism is reaching its limits.”

Shortly after 10 a.m. on June 9, several thousand protestors from El Alto marched into La Paz and surrounded the US Embassy. The mainly indigenous protestors were demanding the return of ex-President Sánchez de Lozada and ex-Minister of Defense Sánchez Berzaín to Bolivia.

The Stockholm Environment Institute and Tufts University have published a study warning that the Caribbean and the 40 million people living in the island nations are in the front lines of vulnerability to climate change.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez called on the new leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Alfonso Cano, to liberate all of the insurgent group’s hostages and advance toward a peaceful end to the Colombian conflict.

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro reiterated Tuesday a call for Colombian guerrillas to free detainees to open possibilities of a peace process in that country.

As El Salvador prepares for its 2009 national elections, a new poll conducted by the Public Opinion institute of the Central American University reveals that as many as 8 in 10 Salvadorans are dissatisfied with the leadership of President Elías Antonio Saca.

Georgetown, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean officials and businesspeople will meet in this capital of Guyana on June 6-7 to discuss about two dozen proposals to be presented to investors in order to attract them to put their money into food production in this region.

Caracas, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela expressed suspicion Wednesday of a hearing for terrorist Luis Posada Carriles in US that could be followed by a pardon and evasion of his extradition.

The U.S. 4th Fleet was re-established in late April, commanded by Rear Admiral Joseph D. Kernan. The Fleet will be responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area, which encompasses the Caribbean, and Central and South America and the surrounding waters.

Cuba has merely acted to defend itself by establishing limitations which, relatively speaking, are far fewer than those currently in force in the United States to reprimand U.S. citizens’ having relations with any foreign government.

Yesterday evening I logged onto the internet in order to check my web mail, and was caught off guard by a Yahoo! News article concerning the “uncontacted tribe” that has been discovered near the Brazil-Peru border.

The raid carried out by alleged Colombian paramilitaries on a bordering Ecuadorian locality revives Friday the diplomatic crisis between both countries, which have severed diplomatic relations since March.

A trade delegation led by the Texas Department of Agriculture is in Cuba to negotiate a deal between the island country's government and agribusiness in that state, according to the Dallas Morning News.

On May 5th, 2008 Canada's Trade Minister, David Emerson, proudly declared that Canada is "very close" to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia.