United States and Pakistan: it's complicated

Pakistan and the United States have been trading barbs in the wake of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. We take a look at this turbulent relationship. We also head to the Mexican state of Sinaloa where corn has become a much sought-after commodity by drug dealers. Finally, find out which famous drink is turning 125 years old this week.

THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Laura Baines

Presenter

28/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Shortage of swine flu vaccines sparks anger in the US

In this edition: a court in Argentina slaps life sentences on two former officers convicted of human rights abuses during the dictatorship; Uruguay gears for a run-off vote; and Barack Obama declares the swine flu pandemic a national emergency.

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21/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Poverty pushes Las Vegas residents underground

In this edition: just weeks after winning the bid for the Summer Olympics, a wave of violence between rival drug gangs in Rio de Janiero hits the headlines; Las Vegas' homeless set up camp in the tunnels underneath Sin City.

14/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Crisis in the Cayman Islands

The week in the Americas focuses on the Cayman Islands, a little tax haven suffering from the crisis, explains the debates about homosexuality in the US army and shows how the world reacted the the Obama's peace Nobel Prize.

07/10/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

Rio clinches South America's first Olympics

In this edition: a portrait of president Lula, who helped Brazil become the first South American country chosen to host the Olympics; the bursting of the property bubble in Miami; and the death of legendary folk singer Mercedes Sosa.

30/09/2009 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

The increasingly close ties between Chavez and Gaddafi

In this edition: Honduras' political crisis is taking its toll on an already-fragile economy, Oscar-winning film director Roman Polanski’s arrest on a U.S. extradition warrant; and the increasingly close ties between Chavez and Gaddafi.

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