| Op-Ed Contributor: Human Currency in Mexico’s Drug Trade How ordinary citizens in Mexico learn to live with the drug trade’s violence. feeds.nytimes.com |
Housewives, Bankers Battle in Chavez Militia CHARALLAVE, Venezuela (AP) -- A 54-year-old housewife fires the machine gun for the first time, lets loose a thunderous burst of gunfire and beams with satisfaction. A boot camp instructor shouts, ''Kill those gringos!'' feeds.nytimes.com |
Church: Cuba Offers to Free 52 Political Prisoners Archbishop of Havana, Jaime Ortega, said five would be allowed to go free within hours and remaining 47 would be freed in coming months www1.voanews.com |
Mexican Bicentennial Falls Short on Fervor As Mexico approaches the 200th anniversary of its rebellion against Spain, it is in its deepest funk in years. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Marines Capture 30 Drug Suspects The marines, acting on intelligence obtained by the navy and other agencies, conducted the raids in Matamoros and Reynosa, two cities across the border from Texas. feeds.nytimes.com |