Colombia
- A FARC rebel in Colombia explains why he wanted out
Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times

- Sobre la paz y el gasto militar , El Espectador

- La participacion politica de los ex miembros de las FARC: un camino espinoso, pero viable, Razon Publica

Mexico
- Soldiers re-occupy Mexico's Hot Land
Nick Miroff, Washington Post

- Abaten a 'El Cuervo', lider zeta en Nuevo Leon, Proceso (Mexico)

Argentina, Guatemala, Peru
- Tres dictadores
Rocio Silva Santisteban, La Republica (Peru)

Bolivia
- Sean Penn pide dejar a Bolivia fuera del Dakar
Guider Arancibia Guillen, EFE, El Deber (Bolivia)

Bolivia, Chile
- Carter quiere mediar en el lio con Chile , EFE, El Deber (Bolivia)

Brazil
- Businessman Linked by U.S. to Hezbollah Is Arrested in Brazil in a Fraud Scheme
Simon Romero, New York Times

Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru
- La alianza mundial que se gesta en Cali , Semana

Colombia
- FARC, Peace and Possible Criminalization , InSight Crime

- Colombia aun no logra su potencial
Isabel Junca Y Edwin Bohorquez Aya, El Espectador (Colombia)

- “Policia Nacional armo el Frente Capital”: alias ‘Mi Sangre’
Juan Diego Restrepo E., Verdad Abierta

El Salvador
- Exit of El Salvador Security Minister Puts Gang Truce at Risk
Hector Silva Avalos, Steve Dudley, InSight Crime

Guatemala
- Guatemala's Constitutional Court Overturns Rios Montt Conviction and Sends Trial Back to April 19
Emi MacLean, Riosmontt-trial.org

- Guatemala, el poder, la sentencia, Somalia
Martin Rodriguez Pellecer, Plaza Publica (Guatemala)

Mexico
- Arizona Desert Swallows Migrants on Riskier Paths
Fernanda Santos, Rebekah Zemansky, New York Times

- Cheers greet Mexican soldiers relieving western town cut off from supplies by drug cartel , Associated Press, Washington Post

- Ausente Gendarmeria en Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2013-2018
Liliana Juarez Gonzalez, Mexico Seguridad

Nicaragua
- EE.UU. dona equipos a Policia y al Ejercito, El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua)

Venezuela
- Venezuela Opposition: Audio Suggests Cuba Meddling, Associated Press, The New York Times

Entire Region
- OAS Drug Study Eyes Marijuana Legalization
Frank Bajak, Associated Press, ABC News

- OAS Secretary General Presents Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas , Organization Of American States

Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru
- La Alianza del Pacifico 'nace' el jueves en Cali
Daniel Valero, El Tiempo, Portafolio

Colombia
- Colombia Farc rebels ask for 'more time' for peace deal, BBC

Mexico
- Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform
Christopher Sherman, Associated Press, News Observer

- Drones Over the Homeland: From Border Security to National Security
Tom Barry, Truthout

Venezuela
- Venezuela's Military Enters High-Crime Slums
Karl Ritter, Associate Press

- Venezuela esta dispuesta a normalizar relaciones con EEUU , Agence France Presse, El Nuevo Herald

Entire Region
- OAS Secretary General Presents Report on Drug Problem in the Americas , Organization of American States

Belize
- U.S. Navy Sponsors, Traines Belizean Navy SEAL Team, Belizean

Bolivia
- Evo Morales acusa a sindicatos de incitar al amotinamiento, BBC Mundo

Brazil, Uruguay
- Uruguay's Mujica talks up Brazil ties
Jude Webber, The Washington Post

Colombia
- En Incoder siguen adjudicando baldios a delincuentes y a ricos , El Tiempo (Colombia)

Costa Rica
- Costa Rica's communications minister resigns after presidential flight tied to businessman with suspected drug cartel links , Tico Times

- Costa Rica: el avion que puso en aprietos a la presidenta Laura Chinchilla, BBC Mundo

Guatemala
- Trial on Guatemalan Civil War Carnage Leaves Out U.S. Role
Elisabeth Malkin, New York Times

Mexico
- To tame drug violence, Mexican general takes control of chaotic Michoacan
Lizabeth Diaz, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor

- Video: In Mexico, fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage
Tim Johnson, McClatchy News Service, Idaho Statesman

- Blog del Narco: author who chronicled Mexico's drugs war forced to flee
Rory Carroll, The Guardian

Venezuela
- Venezuela: auditoria confirma resultado electoral, BBC Mundo

Brazil
- Brazil's gun control debate: Opponents try to shoot holes in disarmament law
Andrew Downie, Christian Science Monitor

- Contra pirataria, Brasil expande acao naval na Africa
João Fellet, Luis Kawaguti, BBC News

Colombia
- Plot to kill Colombian journalists uncovered
Sibylla Brodzinsky, The Guardian

- Colombian rebels recruit child fighters even as they negotiate to end conflict
Juan Forero, Washington Post

- La 'Ruta Mental' de la negociacion con las Farc
Juanita Leon, La Silla Vacia

Colombia, Costa Rica
- Laura Chinchilla alega que por "engano" volo en jet de narco colombiano , EFE, El Espectador (Colombia)

Ecuador
- FF.AA. y Policia salen en patrullajes conjuntos despues de crimenes , El Comercio

El Salvador
- El Salvador: Authorities launch new violence prevention plan, InfoSur Hoy

Entire Region
- EE. UU. propone una reforma de la politica de drogas para el siglo XXI
Gil Kerlikowske, El Tiempo (Colombia)

Mexico
- U.S.-Mexico Cooperation Against Cartels Remains Strong
Stratfor, Forbes

- In Mexico, restrictions on U.S. agents signal drug war shift
Nick Miroff, The Washington Post

Peru
- Peru pedira mas fondos antidrogas a Washington, Prensa Latina

Venezuela
- Venezuela: A House Divided , International Crisis Group

- Now Venezuela is running out of toilet paper
Fabiola Sanchez, Karl Ritter, Associated Press, Yahoo! News