Mild U.S. Flu Cases May Exceed Official Tally
The real number of swine flu cases in the United States could be “upwards of 100,000,” but an official emphasized that most cases are mild. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.S. Indicts 10 Mexicans Reputed to Be Drug Lords
The government charged 43 people with operating a coast-to-coast network through which, prosecutors said, drugs and cash have flowed freely for nearly two decades. nytimes.com |
Mexico Deals a Blow to a Cartel but Warns of Continued Drug-Related Violence
Arturo Beltrán Leyva, one of Mexico’s three most wanted drug kingpins, was killed Wednesday in an assault on his apartment. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haiti Quake Creates Thousands of New Orphans
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The 5-month-old patient at the Israeli field hospital has a number rather than a name. feeds.nytimes.com |
All 90 Feared Dead In Ethiopian Plane Crash
BEIRUT (Reuters) - All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire, minutes after taking off from Beirut in a raging thunderstorm on Monday. feeds.nytimes.com |