| Rio Rescuers Scour For New Mudslide Victims, 153 Dead NITEROI, Brazil (Reuters) - Rescue workers scrambled on Thursday to find dozens of residents feared buried by a landslide near Rio de Janeiro as the death toll from heavy rains in and around Brazil's second-largest city rose to 153. feeds.nytimes.com |
Oswaldo López Arellano, Two-Time Honduran President, Dies at 89 Mr. López Arellano, a top military officer, helped lead a coup in 1956 and twice assumed the presidency in Honduras in the early 1970s. feeds.nytimes.com |
Colombia, Venezuela Restore Diplomatic Ties Relations were severed last month by Caracas in dispute over Venezuela's alleged support of leftist rebels in Colombia www1.voanews.com |
Chilean Miners’ Rescue May Happen Within Weeks, President Says Thirty-three miners in northern Chile may be rescued weeks before the government’s original predictions, announced President Sebastián Piñera. feeds.nytimes.com |
Weary of Debris, Haiti Finally Sees Some Vanish Nine months after a devastating earthquake, only now are ruins starting to be removed so rebuilding can begin. feeds.nytimes.com |