| 22, 700 Killed in Drug Violence in Mexico Since '06 MEXICO CITY (AP) -- More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report. feeds.nytimes.com |
Secret Papers Show Ballerina's Role in Panama Coup Previously secret papers declassified Friday revealed that British ballerina Margot Fonteyn was heavily involved in plotting a coup to overthrow Panama’s government. feeds.nytimes.com |
Venezuelans Despair Over Rampant, Deadly Violence Monitoring group reports country suffered more than 16,000 homicides last year www1.voanews.com |
Trapped Chile Miners Just Hours Away from Rescue Rescuers to begin process of pulling trapped miners to surface at midnight Tuesday voanews.com |
Sudan Expert Welcomes Khartoum's Referendum Pledge to Senator Kerry Fouad Hikmat of the International Crisis Group says Abyei and border demarcation remain an obstacle to the referendum process voanews.com |