The US border is just the final challenge; first groups have to dodge gangs of kidnappers.
Raul Castro has proposed term limits for Cuba’s rulers, including himself, in an unprecedented effort to rejuvenate the island’s political leadership.
Chevron cries foul but the plaintiffs might yet push for the $27-billion they claimed.
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/ 24 January 2011
An earthquake, hurricanes, cholera, political crises — it seemed Haiti’s woes could not get worse.
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/ 18 October 2010
As the mine rescue drama neared a climax, clerics vied with one another to stamp their own faith on a surge in religious fervour in Chile.
Both sides have declared it a victory but the opposition’s gains have left the president weaker.
A knee to the groin may be more Vinnie Jones than Machiavelli, but it was no less effective for Evo Morales in asserting his presidential authority.
The Vatican’s view of issues such as abortion, homosexuality and female priests looks increasingly at odds with modern secular realities.
More than one million state employees are to be laid off in the island’s economic shake-up.
<b>Rory Carroll</b> and <b>Jo Tuckman</b> report from the epicentre of drug-cartel violence in Mexico, which has claimed 28 000 lives.