For five years, 700 families have made what was supposed to be Venezuela's biggest financial center their home.

Attention is focused on the public demonstrations in Brazil, but for the last month, protests over the underfunding of public education have raged across Venezuela.

The continued demonstrations reflect broad popular concern with the need for improving social equality.

The leaders of the United States and China have crisscrossed the region in recent months, but the success of diplomatic overtures also depends on the public’s trust in each country.

Though some countries had to manage expectations for greater consensus on drug policy, the three-day General Assembly provided important progress on other issues.

The Chinese president’s two-day trip to Mexico signifies the improved Mexico-China relationship and foreshadows a more robust partnership.

Bolivia’s Constitutional Tribunal issued a questionable decision when it permitted President Morales to run for office again in 2014.