Former President Clinton Calls Free Trade Farm Policies 'A Mistake'
Bill Clinton says his charitable foundation is now increasing funding for seeds and fertilizer to help developing-world farmers www1.voanews.com |
Brazil, Paraguay Fight Narcos With Border Security
PEDRO JUAN CABALLERO, Paraguay (AP) -- Paraguay today is what Colombia was a few decades ago: a country with vast stretches of territory beyond the reach of police, where a band of leftist guerrillas now has access to drug-trafficking cash to fund its war on wealthy landowners. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cuban Prisoner Releases Shift Focus to Dissidents
Cuba’s decision to release 52 political prisoners has done little to quell the island’s fiercest critics, who are asking President Raúl Castro, “What about the rest?” feeds.nytimes.com |
Tropical Storm Karl Hits Mexico
Karl makes landfall Wednesday about 50 kilometers northeast of Chetumalo voanews.com |
Brazilian Leader’s Protégée Appears Likely to Prevail in Presidential Election
Opinion surveys show Dilma Rousseff leading by a wide margin and suggest that she could get enough votes to squeak by and avoid a runoff. feeds.nytimes.com |