In this edition: a look at America's 'first couple' a year on from Barack Obama's election; white supremacy on the rise in the US deep south; an end to the political crisis in Honduras?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this edition: the spread of 10 peso community restaurants in Mexico City; healthcare reform triggers a debate on racism in the US; the fierce criticism from Cuban exiles in Florida over a concert by Colombian superstar Juanes in Cuba.
In this edition: One year ago, Wall Street's Lehman Brothers collapsed, setting the stage for the worst crisis since the Great Depression; Barack Obama fights back on healthcare; and Las Vegas welcomes the first bloodless bullfight "made in USA".
In this edition: Is climate change the reason behind the California fires? Arm wrestling over oil pollution in Ecuador, and French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s visits to Brazil.
In this edition: A final goodbye to the lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy; kidnapped Jaycee Lee Dugard, free after 18 years, reveals the grim details of her ordeal; a report on Ciudad Juarez in Mexico, the world's most dangerous city.
