India hosts foreign ministers from Chile, Cuba, and Venezuela on August 7 in a bid to improve diplomatic and commercial ties with Latin America. 

AS/COA Online looks at the origins, structure, and debates defining one of Latin America’s largest trade blocs.

COA's Eric Farnsworth explored Asia's emerging presence in Latin America and the U.S. need to engage the hemisphere in testimony to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Beginning August 2, justices will try 38 defendants accused of involvement in a massive congressional vote-buying scandal.