Brazil, South Africa, India navies participate in trilateral exercise
The navies of Brazil, South Africa and India began a biennial trilateral exercise on September 11 off the coast of Africa.
Ecuador deploys military contingent against Colombian illegal groups
The Ecuadorean Navy has deployed a hundred marines to the Amazonian locality of General Farfán to combat Colombian irregular groups active in that border region...
Sergio Villarreal arrested in another blow to Mexico’s Beltrán Leyva cartel
One of Mexico’s most-wanted drug traffickers, Sergio Villarreal alias ‘El Grande,’ was arrested in Puebla (in central Mexico)...
El Salvador Passes Anti-‘Mara’ Bill, Maras retaliate with death threat
As of September 2, El Salvador made gang membership illegal, following the attack on a passenger bus in June 2010.
Latin America is now nobody’s backyard, The Economist affirms
Latin America is now “nobody’s backyard,” the British weekly magazine The Economist affirms in a special report devoted to this region’s rise...
Bomb blast wounds 12 outside Colombia spy agency
Twelve people were wounded Wednesday when a bomb exploded outside the Colombia intelligence agency’s offices in the southern city of Pasto...
Colombia, Panama to collaborate on border control
Panamanian Defense Minister Jose Raul Mulino stated on September 7 that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) use the common border between Colombia and Panama to smuggle weapons and drugs...
US provides relief for floods in Guatemala
The United States said it has requested 50,000 dollars in emergency aid for flood-hit Guatemala and reprogrammed another 4.38 million dollars in economic aid for recovery efforts.
Gang rivalry blamed for Honduras factory killings
Police on Wednesday blamed gang rivalry for an assault rifle attack at a Honduran shoe factory that killed 18 people...
Lula to decide on fighter jet deal after October elections
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will decide who gets Brazil’s multi-billion dollar contract to build jet fighters, after the October elections but before he leaves office on January 1...
Interpol launches hunt for fugitives in Americas
The United States and several other countries have launched a new operation to hunt down and capture international fugitives...
President Lula calls for Latin American integration
Brazilian President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva called for a quicker integration among Latin American nations...