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On Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina — Carnivore politics

Julia Kumari DrapkinMarch 26, 2010 07:15Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

Costa Rica's stone spheres

Alex LeffMarch 25, 2010 10:43Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

Opinion: Where's plan B for Mexico?

Mike O'Connor March 25, 2010 06:50Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the other top U.S. officials who stopped by Mexico this week had nice things to say about President Felipe Calderon. Clinton used the same tone — in fact many of the same words — that high-profile Americans have used to describe Calderon in the past. She praised his courage and his fortitude. She made pro-forma promises about sharing the burden of the deadly drug war, beefing up institutions and guarding their 2,000-mile-long, shared border — indeed, a “21st Century Border."

Costa Rica's mysterious stone spheres

Alex Leff March 28, 2010 08:32Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A solitary, round sculpture that could pass as a simple work of modern art lends a sense of calm to this otherwise gritty, architecturally challenged capital city. But the stone ball is actually a relic of pre-Columbian times with origins that remain a mystery. Since it and 300 others were uncovered in the country's southern Pacific region, theories to explain their purpose have run the gamut: Were they deposited to communicate with aliens? Does their placement outline some sort of galactic map? Do they hail from the descendants of Atlantis?

US announces broader approach in fight against drug trafficking

Michael E. MillerMarch 23, 2010 20:36Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — The big question for both the United States and Mexico is whether or not to continue with a heavily militarized approach in the fight against drug traffickers. With U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement Tuesday, the Obama administration seems to be voting no. Following her meeting with Mexican officials, Clinton announced a shift in U.S. funding, revealing that more than $300 million in American aid to Mexico will go toward non-military assistance.

Diez de Octubre Street: a gallery of architectural decay

Nick MiroffMarch 29, 2010 06:55Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

Catholic Church ignores lessons from Canada

Sandro ContentaMarch 23, 2010 06:39Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

TORONTO, Canada — As a kid, I had no idea how unfortunately common my experience of the Roman Catholic Church would turn out to be. I grew up in the east end of Montreal, a member of a close-knit enclave of Italians in a French-speaking neighborhood near the shores of the St. Lawrence River. On Sundays, we’d gather for mass in the gym of a local school. Around 1970, a parish church was built, partly with donations from every family I knew. It quickly became the cultural, recreational and, of course, religious center of our small community.

For soldiers, a protest camp and a second home

Julia Kumari DrapkinApril 6, 2010 06:33Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Ruben Dario Gonzales wears a red beret and a giddy grin as he reaches into the refrigerator. He unwraps a homemade chocolate cake, but this isn’t his home — it’s a protest camp. There are beds, a small dining mess, a kitchen and even electricity, all in the middle of the Plaza de Mayo, the historic plaza and political nerve of Buenos Aires.

On Location: Suzano, Brazil — Fixing favelas

Seth KugelMarch 19, 2010 06:29Updated May 30, 2010 13:26

Tsunami victims file suit for involuntary manslaughter

Pascale BonnefoyMarch 18, 2010 13:36

This week, the families of victims of the tsunami after February’s earthquake filed suit for involuntary manslaughter against whoever is responsible for not alerting the population about the tidal waves responsible for most of the over 500 officially recognized deaths.