| Bribery Study in Mexico Says Police the Problem MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Police are the biggest culprits when it comes to demanding bribes in Mexico, a study on corruption says. feeds.nytimes.com |
State Department Sends Envoy to Central America MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A high-level U.S. State Department envoy will be in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Panama next week to discuss how the U.S. can help those countries fight organized crime and stop drug trafficking. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Bomb Explodes at Office of Armed Forces Recruiters A group calling itself Résistance Internationaliste claimed responsibility and denounced Canada’s military role in Afghanistan and the pledge of allegiance made by Canadian troops to Queen Elizabeth II. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Communist Economic Model Loses a Stalwart Defender Fidel Castro said Cuba’s economic model no longer worked, an American journalist reported Wednesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Venezuelans Vote for Legislators Millions cast ballots in tightly contested legislative elections seen as a test of whether the opposition can gain ahead of the presidential vote in two years. feeds.nytimes.com |