| World Briefing | The Americas: Peru: Ex-Leader Ends Testimony Former President Alberto K. Fujimori concluded his defense on Friday in his trial on human rights violations. feeds.nytimes.com |
Crime Threatens Democracy, Mexico’s President Warns President Felipe Calderón said the future of democracy in Mexico was at stake in the government’s fight against official corruption and organized crime. feeds.nytimes.com |
Ecuador's Shuar Gird for Conflict After Protest Shuar Indians wearing black war paint and toting wooden spears reinforced a highway blockade that police failed to break up earlier in a bloody melee that left one Indian dead and at least 40 police officers injured. feeds.nytimes.com |
Search Continues for Brazilian Mudslide Victims Mounds of mud destroyed a hotel and buried homes in the beach town of Angra dos Reis www1.voanews.com |
Hymns, Children's Cries Fill Haiti's Night PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - In the frightening pitch black of quake-stricken Haiti's night, religious songs rise from groups of people huddled in open spaces for safety and solidarity. feeds.nytimes.com |