| Peru Miners Lift Roadblock for Talks After Clashes LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Independent miners agreed Wednesday to end road blockades that led to clashes with police and the deaths of six miners, responding to a government promise to form a joint commission to study the dispute, an official said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Fighter Jets Escort Plane to Vancouver Canadian fighter jets escorted a Cathay Pacific airliner coming from Hong Kong to a safe landing at the Vancouver airport because of a potential security threat, an official said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Venezuela's Oil Wealth Powers Social Programs, Drives Divisions Critics accuse government of President Hugo Chavez of mismanaging state-owned petroleum industry www1.voanews.com |
22 Kidnapped in Mexican Resort City of Acapulco Gunmen kidnapped 22 men who were traveling together in Mexico's Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco, authorities said Saturday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rescuers Hunt For Trapped Ecuadorean Miners QUITO (Reuters) - Scores of rescuers began excavation work on Saturday at a mine in southern Ecuador where a cave-in trapped four workers 500 feet underground in the latest accident to hit the industry in Latin America. feeds.nytimes.com |