Telefonica Q1 profit up despite Latin America dip
16 days ago
Spanish telecoms company Telefonica said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit rose 21 percent to 902 million euros ($1.18 billion) despite a fall in revenues in its key Latin American market.
Clinton announces Latin America initiative
17 days ago
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday that the first Clinton Global Initiative Latin America is scheduled for December 8-10 in Rio de Janeiro.
Correction: Pope-Latin America story
69 days ago
He is also seen as someone who could bridge Latin America's left-right political split as a conservative devoted to fighting poverty and not afraid to speak out against the hierarchy.
Pope's focus will be poverty, core teachings
70 days ago
At gatherings of Latin American bishops, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was often a star speaker about economic inequities in a profit-driven world.
New pope's views bind simplicity with `complexity'
70 days ago
It acknowledges the church's demographic shifts in which nearly 40 percent of Catholics live in Latin America, and it also picks a Jesuit for the first time.
Commentary: Pope Francis could impact politics in Latin America
71 days ago
Will Francis take these kinds of messages with him when he travels throughout Latin America, like John Paul II did in Eastern Europe?
Latin Americans say new pope's selection brings hope to impoverished,...
71 days ago
Latin Americans say new pope's selection brings hope to impoverished, heavily-Catholic region
Bergoglio's elevation to Pope Francis recalls his deep role in Argentina's...
71 days ago
In Peru's capital of Lima, the comment thread on El Comercio's lead papal story was abuzz with the prospects of a Latin American pope.
IAPA: Latin America press freedom is under attack
75 days ago
IAPA: Latin America press freedom is under attack
Latin American anti-drug push hurt by budget cuts
76 days ago
U.S. officials say they're sending fewer surveillance planes and Navy ships to halt Latin American drug shipments because of deep federal budget cuts put in place last week.
