| 9 Peruvian Police Killed in Rescue Attempt Police say officers died during attempt to rescue 38 police hostages being held by indigenous protesters at remote Amazon oil facility voanews.com |
Room for Debate: What Does Mexico's New Drug Law Portend? Latin America's big experiment: Marijuana and harder drugs, out in the open. feeds.nytimes.com |
Caracas Journal: In Venezuela, Even Death May Not Bring Peace A once-elegant cemetery is being ransacked by grave robbers in what some say reflects a societal breakdown. feeds.nytimes.com |
Chávez Devalues Currency Amid Oil Fall Fears remained that the Venezuelan president’s action could further raise what is already Latin America’s highest inflation rate. feeds.nytimes.com |
Anti-Chávez Channel Is Taken Down A cable channel critical of President Hugo Chávez was yanked from the airwaves for defying new regulations requiring it to televise the socialist leader’s speeches. feeds.nytimes.com |