ARGENTINE CONGRESS AIMS TO ‘DEMOCRATIZE’ COURTS
By MICHAEL WARREN A man wearing a mask on his head takes a picture of the Congress as he protests the comprehensive judicial reform proposed by President Cristina Fernandez in…
Latin America and Caribbean
VENEZUELA WRESTLES OVER TRUTH OF BOMBING CLAIMS
By VIVIAN SEQUERA and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN FILE – In this June 3, 2012 file photo, Iris Varela, Venezuela’s Minister of Prisons, right, speaks to Wilmer Apostol, Venezuela’s Director of Prisons,…
US CHILD PORN SUSPECT CAPTURED AFTER 5 YEARS
By ERIC TUCKER Nicaragua’s National Police agents escort U.S. citizen Eric Justin Toth to be presented to the press at a police station in Managua, Nicaragua, Monday April 22, 2013.…
VATICAN OFFICIAL: ROMERO SAINT EFFORT ‘UNBLOCKED’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Pope Francis leaves at the end of a mass where he ordained ten new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP…
PARAGUAYANS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT; COLORADO FAVORED
Paraguay’s Colorado Party’s Presidential candidate Horacio Cartes gestures before casts his vote during general elections in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The elections are an important milestone in Paraguay’s…
OFFICIALS SAY 7 DEAD IN VENEZUELA PROTESTS
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER Venezuela’s interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the…
VENEZUELA’S CHOICE: CHAVEZ HEIR OR FRESH START
By FRANK BAJAK and ALEXANDRA OLSON Venezuela’s interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday,…
POPE TAPS CARDINALS TO ADVISE ON GOVERNING, REFORM
By NICOLE WINFIELD FILE – In this April 7, 2013 file photo Pope Francis waves to faithful upon his arrival for his installation Mass at the St. John in Lateran…