| Mexico’s Fast Diagnosis Criticism that the Mexican government didn’t act quickly enough fails to take into account the real-life complexity of responding to a public health emergency. nytimes.com |
Colombia President, on South America Tour, Defends U.S. Military Role President Álvaro Uribe took to the road facing skepticism among his South American neighbors over a plan to allow an increased American military presence in his nation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Official Charged With Closing Guantánamo Quits Phillip Carter resigned last Friday because of “personal issues,” a Pentagon official said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Venezuela Announces New Finance Minister, Wage Rise CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Friday named a new finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle he combined with measures to limit the impact of a sharp devaluation of the bolivar currency last week. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haiti Elderly Suffer With Help Just a Mile Away PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- More than a week after their nursing home collapsed, dozens of elderly Haitians are still begging for food and medicine in a downtown Port-au-Prince slum barely a mile from the international airport where tons of aid are pouring in. feeds.nytimes.com |