| US Hopes for Progress on Colombia Trade Deal White House spokesman says US Trade Representative has spoken with Colombian President Uribe about US concerns on stalled agreement voanews.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: 2 Arrested in Kidnapping The federal police have arrested two men suspected of kidnapping a prominent businessman’s teenage son, whose killing set off nationwide protests against crime. feeds.nytimes.com |
In Cancún, Police Pick Wrong People for ‘Bite’ When police in Cancún, Mexico, extorted $300 from an American couple, they didn’t know that the driver’s wife was a Minnesota state senator who would fight back. feeds.nytimes.com |
Latest Updates on Haiti A note to readers: On Wednesday, The Lede is continuing to add to the post on the earthquake in Haiti we started on Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Seeking Answers in a Forgotten Peruvian Quake PISCO, Peru (AP) -- It's been two years since Pisco was destroyed, two years since a 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed 596 people and reduced this gritty, poverty-ravaged fishing town to a maze of rubble and garbage and corpses. feeds.nytimes.com |