| Drug addicts and heavy, habitual users do not make good students, good workers, good citizens, good neighbors or good parents. This has nothing to do with illegality: cocaine could be as legal as parsley and it would still ruin lives. The Drug War ... |  Business Insider |
| Rio is now part of the gay calendar." In 2007 Buenos Aires stole a march on Rio, opening what it claimed was Latin America's first luxury gay hotel. But Rio is a "naturally" LGBT-friendly city, Tufvesson says, making "ghettoisation" unnecessary. ... |  The Guardian |
| The conditions in Peru also forced the students to learn about themselves, Vander Loop said. “They were exposed to extreme poverty and very sad stories,” Vander Loop said. “The final conclusions focused on the value of community members that work and ... |  UW Oshkosh Today |
| A case and point is the recent Peruvian elections, where left-leaning Ollanta Humala won the race with support from disenfranchised Peruvians who have been left behind, despite Peru's economy being the fastest-growing in Latin America. ... |  The Telegram |
| According to the Aljazeera English TV channel recently, in 2006, Asia as the biggest continent receives $115 billion through remittances; Africa and Latin America receive 40 and 70 billion dollars respectively in a year. It is also reported that the ... |  IPPmedia |
| By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD MATAMOROS, Mexico — When the latest bloody headlines from the drug war in Mexico reach headquarters in New York, Ken Chandler, the manager of an American electronics manufacturing plant here, jumps on the phone. ... |  New York Times |
| Unlike their Latin American and Middle Eastern counterparts, Pakistan's low- and middle-ranking offices have never launched a successful coup. All successful seizures of power have come from the uppermost ranks. The 11 corps commanders, ... |  The Guardian (blog) |
| ... Journalism at the University of Southern California. A version of this article appeared in print on July 10, 2011, on page AX of the National edition with the headline: Major Health Problems, Many Linked to Poverty, Plague Residents of Colonias. |  New York Times |
| The expected lawsuit, brought by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union, argues that Alabama's law unlawfully claims federal immigration authority for the state, violates the Fourth Amendment's search-and-seizure ... |  Politico |
| State media in Venezuela say prisoners who took control of a jail near the capital Caracas three weeks ago have released 148 fellow inmates whom they were allegedly holding hostage. There are conflicting reports about the situation inside the prison. ... |  BBC News |
| American visitors in Las Terrazas, an ecotourism complex in a biosphere reserve, in Cuba. New rules open the way for any American to visit the island. By VICTORIA BURNETT LINDA SLEZAK stood over a bed of delicate bean plants, tearing out tiny weeds and ... |  New York Times |
