| Pro-Government Crowd Harasses Nicaraguan Congress MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -- Led by two Supreme Court justices, supporters of Nicaragua's leftist president threw rocks and fireworks at a hotel where opposition lawmakers tried to meet Tuesday to overturn a decree extending the judges' terms. feeds.nytimes.com |
Sports of The Times: Parreira Is Rousting Africa’s Sleeping Giant South Africa’s Brazilian coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, will try to take the underachieving host nation to the second round of the World Cup. feeds.nytimes.com |
Obama Signs Border Bill to Increase Surveillance The $600 million measure will pay for 1,500 new border agents, additional surveillance drones and new Border Patrol stations. feeds.nytimes.com |
3rd Mexican Mayor in Month Slain by Hit Men MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The third Mexican mayor in a month was slain by suspected drug gang hitmen on the same day the U.S. secretary of state raised hackles in Mexico by saying the country is ''looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago.'' feeds.nytimes.com |
3 Questions: Battle Over Falklands Falklands War ended in 1982, but struggles over control of islands continues voanews.com |