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Nicaraguan revolutionary back in power
Jan 10 2007 11:19PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Former revolutionary Daniel Ortega was sworn in as Nicaragua's president Wednesday, completing his two-decade fight to return to power with promises to build a leftist coalition with some of Washington's biggest foes.
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Chavez touts socialism in inauguration
Jan 10 2007 11:11PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Invoking Christ and Castro as his socialist models, President Hugo Chavez began his third term Wednesday by declaring that socialism, not capitalism, is the only way forward for Venezuela and the world.
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Two Latin American leftists take office
Jan 10 2007 11:08PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Two of Latin America's leading leftists were sworn in as presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela on Wednesday, celebrating a growing coalition of leaders critical of Washington.
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Chavez defends criticizing OAS chief
Jan 10 2007 10:07PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday it was imprudent for him to call the head of the Organization of American States an "idiot," but insisted he did not regret using strong language to defend his country's dignity.
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Mexican military readies drug crackdown
Jan 10 2007 7:53PM (CT)
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - More than 1,000 Mexican army troops amassed in this Pacific resort town and two other cities in the western state of Guerrero on Wednesday in preparation for a crackdown on drugs and crime, state officials said.
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Bolivia to nationalize mining industry
Jan 10 2007 6:10PM (CT)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Wednesday renewed his pledge to nationalize his country's mining industry, saying he would complete the task this year.
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U.S. defends anti-drug efforts in Haiti
Jan 10 2007 6:02PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The U.S. defended on Wednesday its anti-drug efforts in Haiti, two days after the Caribbean nation's president accused America and other major drug-consuming countries of failing to adequately fight the narcotics trade.
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2 Colombia troops die in apparent prank
Jan 10 2007 5:30PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Two army soldiers died Wednesday from burns suffered when their beds were set ablaze by their peers in what officials say was apparently a prank gone awry.
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Venezuela to negotiate settlements
Jan 10 2007 5:04PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A key Venezuelan lawmaker said Wednesday that President Hugo Chavez's government will compensate companies it nationalizes _ a sign that could help calm investors alarmed over the plan, which sent Venezuelan stocks tumbling.
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Human rights groups plan Gitmo protests
Jan 10 2007 3:37AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Two years after his release from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Asif Iqbal is headed back _ to the other side of the barbed wire.
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Ex-Mexico candidate critcizes government
Jan 10 2007 1:20AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has refused to accept his slim loss to President Felipe Calderon in July's election, launched a weekly TV show Tuesday mocking the government's battle against crime and unemployment and promising to promote a law targeting Mexico's monopolies.
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