| Guatemalan Activist Honored for Human Rights Achievements Human Rights First cites Jesus Tecu for his lifelong struggle for human rights for indigenous people in his native country www1.voanews.com |
Jamaica Paraplegic Gets $230K for Police Shooting KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- A Jamaica man who was shot by police and became a paraplegic has been awarded $230,000 in compensation 16 years after the incident. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico City Journal: Speaking God’s Language With a Gangster Dialect A Roman Catholic priest sermonizes in the most colorful of street Spanish to connect with young people at risk. feeds.nytimes.com |
Massive Oil Drill Arrives at Chile Mine Drill is third one being employed to try to rescue miners, who have now been underground for 36 days voanews.com |
Chavez Throws Down Gauntlet to Venezuela Opposition CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday Venezuela's newly empowered opposition would not be able to block his socialist legislative program and challenged them to go to the voters immediately if they wanted to unseat him. feeds.nytimes.com |