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Monthly Archives: May, 2013

Extradited Guatemalan ex-President Portillo due in U.S. court Tuesday

Alfonso Portillo, a former member of ex-dictator Efraín Ríos Montt's political party, is the first former Latin American leader ever to be extradited to the United States.

U.S. VP Biden visits South America, Caribbean

Is the Obama administration worried that potential new Chinese investments in Latin America and the Caribbean would undercut Washington's commitment to the region?

You can be a hedge fund investor. But why would you?

Do mom-and-pop investors need to put their life savings into some of Wall Street's riskiest and most expensive products?

Sweden riots put faces to jobless statistics as Stockholm burns

Fueling unrest: exclusion, poverty and unemployment.

Obama visits tornado-devastated city

Neighborhoods were thrashed by a tornado that, six days ago, touched down and slashed through homes, schools, a hospital and the lives of thousands.

Colombia land-reform deal advances

Peace commissioner: "It's the first time ever that the Colombian government and the FARC have agreed on a substantive issue."

Hundreds march against Monsanto in San José

Costa Rica joined more than 400 cities around the world in a global march against the multinational biotech company.

U.S.: Liberty Reserve the largest money laundering probe in history

Liberty Reserve is accused of running a "$6 billion money laundering scheme," U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Liberty Reserve: A cyberweb of intrigue

A closer look at Arthur Budovsky and his digital currency site Liberty Reserve, closed last Thursday in conjunction with Budovsky’s arrest in Spain.

Are human organs for sale in Costa Rica?

A Mexican daily reports that two Israeli men came to Costa Rica and paid $6,000 for kidneys in 2012.

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