| Criticism of Chávez Is Stifled by Arrests President Hugo Chávez has been using his security and intelligence apparatus to quash challenges to his grip on the country’s political institutions. feeds.nytimes.com |
Caribbean to Get $100M Grant From US to Fight AIDS GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- Leaders in the Caribbean expect to receive a $100 million grant from the U.S. government to help fight AIDS over the next five years. feeds.nytimes.com |
Bodies Found in Mass Graves in Mexico Acting on a tip, soldiers dug up at least 51 bodies in Monterrey, apparently victims of the nation’s drug wars. feeds.nytimes.com |
Storm Shreds Aging Tents in Haiti Earthquake Camps The sudden, powerful storm that ripped through Haiti's battered capital destroyed thousands of tents in the homeless camps where more than 1.3 million people live eight months after the earthquake destroyed their homes, shelter officials said Saturday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cuban State Media Criticizes Nobel Winners Cuban state-controlled media says it is disappointed with the Nobel prizes awarded to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa, an outspoken critic of dictatorships across Latin America. feeds.nytimes.com |