Latin America

The announcement of additional sanctions comes days after the Maduro regime attempted a parliamentary coup to prevent the re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

Tan sólo en 13 meses el gobierno mexicano registró 5,184 nuevos casos de personas desaparecidas. Sinaloa, Colima, Veracruz, Sonora y Jalisco son los estados donde se registra el mayor número de fosas clandestinas, juntos concentran el 61% del total.

Venezuela has been thrown into new political upheaval after an attempted parliamentary coup at the national Capitol on Sunday. What was Juan Guaidó doing trying to climb a fence to get into the Assembly? Is he still the country's interim president? Who is the Assembly member who tried to dethrone Guaidó and declare himself president of the Assembly? Confused? We try to explain.

It was the largest U.S. military intervention in Latin America, and I was fortunate enough to be on the ground covering it. Besides ending the dictatorship of Gen Manuel Noriega, it was also a life-changing event for me personally.
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I was a 28-year-old freelance journalist working for US and British media when President George H. Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in December 1989 to dismiss the dictator General Manuel Noriega. For two weeks Panama was the center of attention of the world's media.

Ruling National Party congressman Óscar Ramón Nájera is allegedly linked to the 'Los Cachiros' drug cartel in Honduras, according to court documents.

The death of 1st Lt Robert Paz on December 16, 1989 was one of the triggers cited by President George H Bush to justify his decision to invade Panama three days later in order to overthrow the dictator, General Manuel Antonio Noriega. (Read full story)

On Dec 16 1989, Lt Robert Paz was killed in Panama. But little is known about the Colombian-born Marine whose death sparked the largest U.S. military intervention in Latin American history.
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December 19 marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Panama that left hundreds dead. This is the little known story about two men in uniform on opposing sides - General Marc Cisneros and Captain Amadis Jimenez - who played a significant and highly unusual role in limiting the bloodshed.
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December 19 marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. invasion in Panama that left hundreds dead. A fortuituous accident of history threw General Marc Cisneros and Captain Amadis Cisneros together. “We owe a very great debt to General Cisneros. He was the hero of Panama," says military historian Lawrence Yates.