| Chile Quake Offers Tough Lessons for US Coast SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- As the Easter earthquake shook Southern California, the state's disaster management chief was thousands of miles away in Chile, examining what experts say is the best case study yet for how a truly catastrophic earthquake could impact the United States. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Candidate Killed in Drug-Plagued Region MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Gunmen killed a candidate for mayor from President Felipe Calderon's conservative National Action Party on Thursday, and the party's leader said the victim and other candidates had received threats. feeds.nytimes.com |
Police Rescue 2 Kidnapped Mexican Journalists Javier Canales and Alejandro Hernández, both camera operators, had been kidnapped earlier in the week by suspected drug traffickers seeking to silence the media. nytimes.com |
Mexican Marines Capture 30 Drug Suspects The marines, acting on intelligence obtained by the navy and other agencies, conducted the raids in Matamoros and Reynosa, two cities across the border from Texas. feeds.nytimes.com |
New Takeovers as Chavez Accelerates His "Revolution" CARACAS (Reuters) - A string of nationalizations in Venezuela in recent days show President Hugo Chavez is pushing ahead with takeovers that critics say are undermining an economy that is already the worst performing in South America. feeds.nytimes.com |