After a technical delay lasting days, an historic genocide trial against Guatemala's EfraÃn RÃos Montt and his former head of military intelligence started back up on Wednesday. Closing statements are expected on Thursday.
Efforts by President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessors to promote renewables have been so successful that regulators are now concerned the power grid has become too dependent on the weather.
The Mexican president is expected to face considerable political wrangling from the powerful oil workers union, left-leaning lawmakers and interests groups, which are content with their slice of the status quo.
The Heritage Foundation said the millions of immigrants who would be legalized through "amnesty" would generate massive fiscal deficits over the long term.