March 17, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Americas > United States]
	US freezes funds for 'virtual' border fence with Mexico -- The US is freezing funding for a "virtual" fence designed to detect people illegally crossing the Mexico-US border, after a series of problems.
March 16, 2010 Inter Press Service News [Regions > Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	Israeli Raids Target Children -- SILWAN, EAST JERUSALEM, Mar 16, 2010 (IPS) - Three thousand heavily armed Israeli security service forces locked down large parts of the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday, as battalions of police fired rounds of tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian protesters in the occupied eastern part of the city. Nearly 40 Palestinians were wounded and treated at nearby hospitals, as 25 were arrested during intense clashes.
March 16, 2010 Global BDS Movement [Regions > Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	H&M Whitewashing Israel's Colonization of Jerusalem -- Occupied Palestine, March 16th The Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls for international protests leading to a boycott of Swedish fashion giant H&M, particularly in the Arab World, in response to its opening of its second store in Israel, this time in the "Malha Mall" in Jerusalem, at a time when Israel is intensifying its illegal colonization of the occupied eastern part of the city.
March 14, 2010 The Huffington Post [Regions > Middle East & Central Asia > Palestine]
	US Military Demanded Netanyahu Smackdown -- An amazing story in Foreign Policy today by Mark Perry, the Middle East expert and security consultant.
March 04, 2010 Buenos Aires Herald [Regions > Americas > Argentina]
	Argentine President annouces plan to pay down foreign debt -- President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announces her plan to use domestic capital reserves to service Argentina's foreign debt.
March 03, 2010 The Guatemala Times [Regions > Americas > Guatemala]
	Traditional Knowledge and the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Guatemala -- Various delegates from Latin American countries met Wednesday to discuss the importance of maintaining traditional knowledge and protecting biological diversity.
March 02, 2010 Peruvian Times [Regions > Americas > Peru]
	Peru opens trade deal with China and reaches agreement with European Union -- Peruvian, Chinese and EU officials announced the formalization of new free-trade agreements.
March 01, 2010 Business Wire [Regions > Americas > Ecuador]
	Amazon Defense Coalition: Chevron’s Charles James Leaves Behind “Legal and Public Relations Disaster” in Ecuador Amazon Case -- Chevron's Charles James leaves behind a disastrous legacy in the Ecuadorian Amazon case.
February 24, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Americas > Honduras]
	Americas bloc excluding US and Canada agreed -- Government leaders from Latin American and the Caribbean have agreed to the formation of regional organization absent of US and Canadian membership or influence. This body will address the political, social and economic needs of the region independent of Washington and Ottawa's direction.
February 22, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Americas > Argentina]
	British oil company commences drilling near the Falkland Islands -- UK oil company, Desire Petroleum, has begun drilling an exploration well near the Falkland Islands despite strong opposition from Argentina.
February 19, 2010 Upside Down World [Regions > Americas > Mexico]
	Beer Globalization in Latin America -- Dutch brewing conglomerate Heineken takes control of major Mexican brewery. Heineken now controls a staggering share of the beer market in Latin America.
February 18, 2010 The Tico Times [Regions > Americas > Costa Rica]
	Japan aides new Costa Rican solar power plant -- Japan's Cool Earth Partnership delivered a $9 million gift to Costa Rica in the effort to provide widespread solar power.
February 18, 2010 Business Wire [The Global Economy > Fair Trade > Chocolate]
	Ben & Jerry’s Goes Globally Nuts for Fair Trade -- Ben & Jerry’s announces its commitment to go fully Fair Trade across its entire global flavor portfolio. From Cherry Garcia to Chocolate Fudge Brownie, all of the flavors in all of the countries where Ben & Jerry’s is sold will be converted to Fair Trade Certified™ ingredients by the end of 2013.
February 11, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Americas > Bolivia]
	Bolivian women spearhead Morales revolution -- The recent political ascendancy of many Bolivian women has been instrumental to the Morales presidency. This positioning is something new in traditional Bolivian politics and society.
February 09, 2010 Upside Down World [Regions > Americas > Venezuela]
	Venezuela establishes new communes -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced the construction of 184 socialist communes across Venezuela in the effort to address social challenges on the local level.
February 08, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Americas > Costa Rica]
	Costa Rica elects first female president -- National Liberation Party (PLN) candidate Laura Chinchilla received 47% of the popular vote and vows to attack the increasing criminal elements plaguing Costa Rica.
February 04, 2010 Xinhua News [Regions > Brazil]
	Brazil opens largest natural gas pipeline in South America -- On Wednesday, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula inaugurated the opening of the continent's largest natural gas pipeline. The state-owned pipeline is 179km long and cost $1.38 billion.
January 28, 2010 BBC News [Regions > Brazil]
	Brazil's Lula cancels Davos trip after falling ill -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos after falling ill with high blood pressure.
January 28, 2010 The New York Times [Regions > Americas > Venezuela]
	Anti-Chavez Protesters March on State Energy Co. -- Thousands of university students protested in Venezuela's capital on Thursday, accusing President Hugo Chavez of forcing an opposition channel off cable and satellite TV as part of a broader strategy aimed at curbing criticism of mounting domestic problems.
January 28, 2010 The New York Times [Regions > Americas > Mexico]
	Police Chief Killed in Western Mexico Town -- Gunmen killed a police chief and two officers Thursday in the same western town where a human head was dumped a day earlier.
January 28, 2010 The New York Times [Regions > Americas > Mexico]
	Feds Seek to Overturn Mexico City Gay Marriage Law -- Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City's gay marriage law, which allows same-sex couples to adopt children, on the grounds it violates the constitution.
January 27, 2010 The New York Times [Regions > Brazil]
	Brazil's Silva Gets Hero's Welcome at Social Forum -- Brazil's first working-class president got a hero's welcome at the World Social Forum, wowing 10,000 leftists with a vow to reproach the planet's business titans for causing the global meltdown when he meets with them this week at a Swiss ski resort.
January 27, 2010 Democracy Now! [Regions > Brazil]
	World Social Forum Convenes in Brazil -- Thousands of people have gathered in Porto Alegre, Brazil this week for the tenth annual World Social Forum.
January 27, 2010 CommonDreams.Org [Regions > Americas > Honduras]
	Honduras Swears in Porfirio Lobo as President -- Honduras has sworn in newly-elected Porfirio Lobo as President, after months of crisis over the fate of his ousted predecessor, Manuel Zelaya.
January 25, 2010 Reuters [Regions > Americas > Guatemala]
	Ex-Guatemalan President Indicted in New York -- A federal grand jury in New York has indicted former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo for money laundering, alleging he embezzled tens of millions of public dollars that he washed through foreign and local banks.
January 25, 2010 Upside Down World [Regions > Americas > Costa Rica]
	Costa-Rica: Last-Ditch Leftwing Alliance to 'Save' the Country -- Political forces on the left in Costa Rica have formed a partial last-minute alliance to support Ottón Solís, the presidential candidate for the centre-left Citizens' Action Party (PAC), in a bid to counter the conservative lead that the polls predict for the upcoming Feb. 7 elections.
January 24, 2010 The New York Times [Regions > Americas > Venezuela]
	Cable TV Station Critical of Chavez Is Shut Down -- A cable television channel that has been critical of President Hugo Chávez was taken off the air on Sunday after defying new government regulations requiring it to televise some of Mr. Chávez’s speeches.
January 21, 2010 Reuters [Regions > Americas > Venezuela]
	Hugo Chavez tries to show he's serious about drugs -- Washington accuses Venezuela of leniency in the drugs fight and collusion with Colombian rebels financed by smuggling. Hurt by a blockade on sales of U.S. military equipment and spare parts to Caracas, the government of President Hugo Chavez recently bought millions of dollars worth of radar and other gear from China. Authorities have also captured a significant number of alleged traffickers and "capos."
January 20, 2010 Upside Down World [Regions > Brazil]
	Rio de Janeiro: Control of the Poor Seen as Crucial for the Olympics -- The prospect of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 followed by the Olympic Games in 2016 has reignited the debate about public security in a country where there is an undeclared war taking place in the favelas between the military police, paramilitary groups, and drug traffickers, but where the principal victims are the poor.
January 20, 2010 Upside Down World [Regions > Americas > Nicaragua]
	A Nicaraguan Farce -- Daniel Alegría still thinks of himself as a Sandinista, “a Sandinista, no Orteguista.” He looks pretty much the same as he did when I first met him at Comedor Sara in January, 1984 where he spent his evenings drinking beer and talking politics with the internacionalistas who gathered there in the evenings.