| Venezuela Congress Lifts ex-Chavez Ally's Immunity CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's National Assembly, dominated by allies of President Hugo Chavez, has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of an opposition lawmaker who is accused of striking a police official. feeds.nytimes.com |
Pope, In Respite From Scandal, Visits Turin Shroud TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, in a respite from the sexual abuse crisis that has rocked his Church, on Sunday venerated the mysterious linen that some believe was Jesus Christ's burial cloth and others say is a perfect fake. feeds.nytimes.com |
Op-Ed Contributor: An Anti-Incumbency Wave — in Mexico Millions of Mexican citizens went to the polls on Sunday and, defying the threat of violence from drug cartels, decisively consolidated their young democracy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Plane Crashes in Venezuela With 47 on Board A plane belonging to state-run airline Conviasa crashed during a domestic flight in Venezuela with 47 people on board Monday, a minister said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mudslide in Mexico Less Severe Than Feared Eleven people are missing as early reports of a calamity in the state of Oaxaca prove to be mistaken. nytimes.com |