Chile: 432 Dead and 98 Missing After Earthquake
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Chilean officials have confirmed 432 people dead and 98 still missing after last month's earthquake and tsunami. feeds.nytimes.com |
Book Review - The Long Song - By Andrea Levy
In this novel, a former slave tells Jamaica’s story, and describes the false promises of emancipation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Twitter Communiques From Fake French Foreign Ministry on Haiti Hoax
A group took credit on Friday for an elaborate hoax carried out this week in which an actor pretending to be a spokesperson for the French government announced that France would reimburse Haiti funds it was forced to pay in exchange for its independence in the nineteenth century. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gunmen Kidnap 9 Mexican State Lawmen, 2 Found Dead
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen kidnapped nine police officers investigating a death in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, and the bodies of two of the lawmen were found later, authorities said Saturday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Laid Off Brazilian Migrant Workers Want to Return to Japan
Tokyo government offered the workers one-way tickets back home, but many say they want to return to Japan voanews.com |