Mexican Interest Groups Press Agendas During Obama Visit
Protesters urging President Obama to take action on climate, immigration issues voanews.com |
New York Philharmonic May Perform in Cuba
The orchestra, hoping to notch another exotic destination in its touring history, said on Thursday it had been invited to perform in Cuba and was seriously considering such a visit. feeds.nytimes.com |
Talks on Fate of Deposed Honduran President Stall
Representative for Manuel Zelaya calls interim government's latest offer 'insulting' voanews.com |
Venezuela Plans Blackouts In Caracas, Oil Town
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela will switch off lights for hours at a time in Caracas and other cities such as oil town Maracaibo in planned blackouts to tackle power shortages that threaten President Hugo Chavez's support. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haitians Praise God After Apocalyptic Quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Drumbeats called the faithful to a Sunday Mass praising God amid a scene resembling the Apocalypse -- a collapsed cathedral in a city cloaked with the smell of death, where aid is slow to reach survivors and rescue crews battle to pry an ever-smaller number of the living from the ruins. feeds.nytimes.com |