| Venezuela Seizes Assets of 60 Oil Services Companies President Hugo Chavez says seizures authorized under law passed Thursday by National Assembly voanews.com |
A Battle as the Tide Takes Away Cancún Sand A dispute over one hotel’s attempts to replenish its dwindling beachfront is part of a continuing problem with beach erosion. feeds.nytimes.com |
Former Argentine Navy Officer to Be Tried in Torture Deaths Capt. Alfredo Astiz is accused of infiltrating rights groups, some of whose members were abducted and presumably killed, during military rule from 1976 to 1983. feeds.nytimes.com |
Seeking Answers in a Forgotten Peruvian Quake PISCO, Peru (AP) -- It's been two years since Pisco was destroyed, two years since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed 596 people and reduced this gritty, poverty-ravaged fishing town to a maze of rubble and garbage and corpses. feeds.nytimes.com |
Castro Decries US, Others Sending Troops to Haiti HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro is questioning why the U.S. and other countries sent soldiers to quake-ravaged Haiti, saying military presence hindered international cooperation. feeds.nytimes.com |