| Jamaica Gunmen Kill 5 in Apparent Gang Feud KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Authorities in Jamaica say gunmen killed five people execution-style in a troubled area of the Caribbean island's northwest. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Peru: Report Shows Gains in Coca Peru is poised to overtake Colombia as the world’s largest producer of coca, the plant used to produce cocaine, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in a report. feeds.nytimes.com |
Terror Suspect's 'Canadian Idol' Audition Tape Returns to Haunt Him A suspected member of an Ontario terror cell who was arrested on Thursday appeared on national television in 2008, as a failed contestant for the reality game show "Canadian Idol." feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N. Poverty Goals Face Accountability Questions There is little disagreement over the United Nations goal of eliminating dire poverty, but there is plenty of criticism about how leaders are going about it. feeds.nytimes.com |
A School Fights for Life in Battered Haiti Nonpublic schools like the Collège Classique Féminin, central to a post-earthquake plan for education, remain largely unfunded. feeds.nytimes.com |