| Canada's Annual Seal Hunt Kicks Off TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's annual seal hunt has started off the coast of eastern Canada despite a dwindling market for seal products because of a European Union ban on imports. feeds.nytimes.com |
Venezuela Nationalizes Metal Companies President Chavez says Venezuela will nationalize businesses including Matesi, which produces iron briquettes, and aluminum-maker Norpro www1.voanews.com |
Argentina Faulted for Reproductive Policies The government has reversed steps to protect women’s reproductive rights, and backtracked on access to legal abortions, Human Rights Watch says. feeds.nytimes.com |
Brazil in Grip of Historic Vote Sunday vote could make front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff the country's first female president voanews.com |
Marijuana Seized in Mexican Raid 11 people were arrested and Mexican security forces seized at least 105 tons of marijuana on Monday, by far the biggest such bust in Mexico in recent years. feeds.nytimes.com |