| The Lede: Viral Humor Helps Mexicans Cope Something else is spreading like a virus in Mexico — jokes about the flu outbreak. feeds.nytimes.com |
No. 1 Fugitive of China Fears Death if Repatriated The lawyer for China's most wanted man says that his admission of guilt to smuggling will not end his decade-long bid to stay in Canada. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Protected Witness Killed in Starbucks Gunmen in Mexico City on Tuesday killed a former federal police official who had been arrested for corruption last year and had become a protected witness, officials said. feeds.nytimes.com |
With World Watching, Rio Focuses on Security Officials are conducting a “pacification program” in violent slums, ahead of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. But rights groups fear police abuses. feeds.nytimes.com |
Thousands Fleeing Disaster Receive a Welcome to America More than 2,500 have landed at the base in Homestead, Fla., in the last five days. They are part of a program to repatriate American citizens stuck in Haiti after the earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |