| Colombia Anti-Politician a Contender for President BOGOTA (AP) -- As Bogota's two-term mayor, Antanas Mockus dressed as a superhero to fight graffiti, soaped up in his skivvies on TV for water conservation and sent mimes into the capital's streets to chastise misbehaving motorists with a smile. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Inquiry Into 1985 Attack Cites Flaws in Antiterror Preparedness A commission that investigated a 1985 airplane bombing that killed 329 people criticized the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the government and the intelligence service on Thursday for failing to prevent the attack. feeds.nytimes.com |
Wyclef Jean Says He’ll Challenge Election Ruling Wyclef Jean, the hip-hop star who had hoped to become Haiti’s next president, said he would challenge a ruling that kept him from the race. feeds.nytimes.com |
Correction: Chile Mine-Baby Story COPIAPO, Chile (AP) -- In a story Sept. 14 about the birth of a baby whose father is trapped in a mine, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Esperanza Elizabeth Ticona is Ariel Ticona's first child. She is his first girl. He also has two sons. feeds.nytimes.com |
Wife of American Held in Cuba Pleads for His Release and Apologizes to Castro Judy Gross, whose husband was detained in Cuba nearly a year ago, has written a letter to President Raúl Castro. feeds.nytimes.com |