8:09pm

’Slum pope’ is sharp political operator

New pontiff aware of how to grab headlines

7:18pm

Brazil stunned as Argentina wins the ‘Cup’

Football-mad nation left bemused as rival lands papacy

From EUROPE 6:50pm

New pope warns of need for faith

Francis says Church risks becoming ‘compassionate NGO’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 6:32pm

Poverty decreases sharply in developing world

UN report highlights surge in middle classes

Notebook from COMMENT 5:35pm

My meeting with Hugo Chávez

Now the charismatic leader is gone, will capitalism make a comeback, asks Matthew Garrahan

From COMMENT Mar 13, 2013

Brazil’s ‘Bolsa Família’ relieves poverty

Family grant scheme credited as one of the world’s most effective

From UK Mar 8, 2013

Argentina attacks Falklands referendum

Buenos Aires says islanders have no right to self-determination

The World from AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

The World: Pope-watch and the demography of the Catholic church

The World from AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

The World: Rand Paul and Republican soul

The World from AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 6, 2013

Was Chávez the last of a kind?

Mar 6, 2013

Chávez as divisive in death as in life

Politicians’ responses range from sorrowful to disparaging

From AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Mar 5, 2013

Venezuela expels US embassy official

Chávez hit by new infection as fears grow of snap poll

From UK Mar 4, 2013

Cabinet’s growth vs visas dilemma

Economic contradictions of Tory policy

From UK Mar 4, 2013

UK set to tighten Brazilian visa rules

Home secretary faces fight over drive to improve trade

From AMERICAS POLITICS & POLICY Feb 26, 2013

Brazil’s clown politician loses his smile

Tiririca decides not to seek re-election

Feb 20, 2013

Vatican reaches out in Latin America

Church looks to regain spiritual ‘market share’

Feb 11, 2013

Rio police get tough on Carnival crime

Samba schools raided as part of drive against gambling rings

Global Insight Feb 8, 2013

In Castro, a glimpse of Chávez’s future

The leaders of Cuba and Venezuela may be fading, but their charisma means their regimes endure

From COMMENT Feb 5, 2013

Mining: Andean concessions

As Peru’s copper output rises, Lima must soothe disputes between indigenous communities and mining companies

Feb 1, 2013

Pemex blast puts onus on energy reforms

Symbol of energy self-sufficiency also beset with security problems

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