Fidel Castro's leaving office on his own terms is not the kind of change that successive American presidents have envisioned for Cuba. In fact, it's a sign that U.S. efforts to isolate that country and bring down its socialist government have failed. ...more

February 21, 2008

Bruno Giraldo and Carlos Castro met in January and formed a quick bond, connected by passion for their native Colombia and disgust for the rebels accused of terrorism and kidnappings there. ...more

January 31, 2008

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his Latin American allies Saturday to begin withdrawing billions of dollars in international reserves from U.S. banks, warning of a looming U.S. economic crisis. ...more

January 27, 2008

Helicopters sent by Venezuela's president picked up two hostages freed by Colombian rebels in the jungle Thursday and flew the women across the border in a mission that could open a new path to freedom for dozens of captives. ...more

January 11, 2008

DNA analysis indicates a 3-year-old boy living in a Bogota foster home is the child of a woman held captive by leftist rebels for nearly six years, Colombia's top prosecutor said Friday. ...more

January 5, 2008

With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia's largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone. ...more

December 31, 2007

Colombia agreed Wednesday to allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to send his planes and helicopters into its territory to pick up three hostages who have been held for years by leftist rebels. ...more

December 27, 2007

It's impossible to separate baseball and politics in Venezuela. ...more

December 15, 2007

President Bush signed a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement Friday, paving the way for stronger economic ties with the Andean nation and boosting the administration's efforts to shore up relations with Latin America. ...more

December 15, 2007

Colombia's defense minister helicoptered into this leftist rebel stronghold with a clutch of U.S. Embassy officials and heavily armed U.S. soldiers to assert emphatically that Latin America's most enduring guerrilla army is on the run. ...more

December 14, 2007