November 20th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 19, 2009 - by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections.
Roberto Micheletti said he will consult his advisers…
November 18th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
By Mary Beth Sheridan - Washington Post - November 18, 2009 — Scores of Cubans have been detained as political prisoners since Raul Castro assumed power three years ago, a human-rights organization reported Wednesday, suggesting that there has been little…
November 17th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
BY JUAN O. TAMAYO - ElNuevoHerald.com - Tue, Nov. 17, 2009 — Facing a group of presidents loudly critical of Washington, the U.S. government’s Voice of America broadcast is expanding its audience in Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, VOA officials…
November 15th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 16, 2009 - By MARC LACEY - NYTIMES.COM - MIAHUATLÁN, Mexico — During the best of the times, Miguel Salcedo’s son, an illegal immigrant in San Diego, would be sending home hundreds of dollars a month to support his…
November 11th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 12, 2009 - By BRIAN STELTER and BILL CARTER - NYTimes.com — Months ago the president of CNN/U.S., Jonathan Klein, spelled out two options for Lou Dobbs, the channel’s most outspoken anchor. Mr. Dobbs could vent his opinions on…
November 11th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 11, 2009 - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Sister Catherine Bitzer slowly opened a file box and carefully removed a brittle page, scarred by years of neglectful storage, mold and insects. At 415 years…
November 5th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 5, 2009 - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Newly born Hurricane Ida ripped into Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast on Thursday after forcing more than 2,000 people to flee their homes and knocking out power to some…
November 3rd, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 2, 2009 - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The leadership of Honduras’ Congress will meet Tuesday to begin consideration of an accord that could reinstate ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but no date has been set…
November 3rd, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
November 2, 2009 - By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s government is building four air and sea monitoring stations to fight trafficking of drugs, weapons and migrants.
The bases are to be located on the Pacific coast…
October 29th, 2009 | by Alex Avila | published in Newsroom Alerts
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican agriculture official has caused a stir by reportedly suggesting that Mexican farmers could learn a thing or two from drug traffickers.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Jeffrey Max Jones was quoted…
