| Brazil Opposition Parties Endorse Serra Candidacy BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's main opposition parties on Saturday endorsed former Sao Paulo state Governor Jose Serra of the centrist PSDB party as their presidential candidate in October general elections. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Leader to Visit U.S. as Woes Mount During a visit to Washington, President Felipe Calderón will try to reassure U.S. lawmakers that Mexico is making progress on drug violence, his aides say. nytimes.com |
Arrival of Tamils in Canada Raises Smuggling Concerns With the arrival of a cargo ship with 490 refugees, officials fear that the rebel Tamil Tigers could be smuggling people into Canada. feeds.nytimes.com |
Poor Mexicans Easy Scapegoats In Vicious Drug War CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The 24-year-old Mexican says he was smoking a joint on a street corner when soldiers hauled him off and accused him of being one more drug smuggler terrorizing the border city of Ciudad Juarez. feeds.nytimes.com |
Survival Doubtful for Trapped Ecuadorean Miners Emergency teams are continuing to dig toward where they believe the two men are trapped 400 km southwest of the capital, Quito voanews.com |