Brazil Orders New Trials in Nun’s Death
Vitalmiro Bastos de Moura, a rancher, had previously been acquitted of orchestrating the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang, a 73-year-old rain forest activist. feeds.nytimes.com |
Hondurans March in Support of New Government
Officials have vowed to arrest ousted President Manuel Zelaya if he returns to Honduras voanews.com |
Immigration Hard-Liner Has His Wings Clipped
An Arizona sheriff known for a crackdown on illegal immigrants said that officials had taken away his deputies’ authority to make immigration arrests in the field. feeds.nytimes.com |
Argentina Tries to Fire Central Banker In Debt Row
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez tried to force out the country's central bank chief on Wednesday in a dispute over using billions of dollars in foreign currency reserves to pay rising debt obligations. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.N.'S Ban Plans Trip to Quake - Devastated Haiti
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he would soon travel to Haiti, which was hit by an earthquake earlier this week that killed tens of thousands of Haitians and dozens of U.N. staff. feeds.nytimes.com |