Latin America

Break the taboo, end the war on drugs

New film shows the true costs of the drug war and offers hope for a new way forward [more]

Break the taboo, end the war on drugs

After talks, Colombia cranks up the pressure on Farc

Government air strikes kill 20 rebels on the heels of the latest peace negotiations ...

Justice on trial in Venezuela

Ordeal of imprisoned judge shows the risks of displeasing Hugo Chavez ...

Farc leadership gives peace a chance

Colombian rebel group announces ceasefire at Cuba peace talks ...

The poorest president in the world

His only 'luxury' is a vintage VW Beetle ...

Will #OccupyArgentina be next?

Protesters hit the streets in Buenos Aires in the largest demonstrations in a decade ...

A game-changer for the war on drugs?

US voters in two states chose to legalise marijuana for recreational use. Now what? ...

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Tensions rising in lead-up to Venezuela election Can Hugo Chávez win a fourth term as president by defeating a united opposition – and cancer? ...	Stop the Amazon chainsaw massacre Brazil's president is the only person who can prevent a deforestation nightmare ...
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Chávez fuels Assad's murder machine Venezuela's president ships oil to Syrian regime, despite citizens' fury ...	Bitter pill for women's rights In Honduras, women can face prison sentence just for using contraception ...
Prison fire claims more victims for war on drugs Hundreds of Honduran inmates burned alive in overcrowded jail – and it's happened before ...	Will Guatemala legalise drugs? New president makes bold move to stop violence devouring his streets ...
Big pharma takes on neglected diseases Major players pledge to eliminate 'neglected tropical diseases' by 2020 ...	America refuses to compensate medical experiment victims Researchers infected Guatemalans with syphilis in the 1940s, but the US won't pay up ...
Peru's cruel abortion law Desperate women and girls are facing life-threatening choices ...	Will the ICC investigate Mexico? Citizens ask whether their leader bears responsibility for 45,000 killed in 'war on drugs' ...

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