| At Least 80 Gunmen Terrorize Mexican Town, Kill 4 MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Police say at least 80 gunmen terrorized a town in northern Mexico for several hours and killed four people. feeds.nytimes.com |
Despite Risks, U.S. Relying More on Canada Oil Sands As Congress considers new limits on oil drilling off the American coast, pressure is increasing to rely more heavily on Canada’s oil sands for energy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cables Bare Nixon’s Knowledge of Uruguay Strife Secret diplomatic cables show that President Richard Nixon wanted the Uruguayan government to threaten to kill leftist prisoners in an attempt to save the life of a kidnapped American agent. feeds.nytimes.com |
Poor Mexicans Easy Scapegoats In Vicious Drug War CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The 24-year-old Mexican says he was smoking a joint on a street corner when soldiers hauled him off and accused him of being one more drug smuggler terrorizing the border city of Ciudad Juarez. feeds.nytimes.com |
Media Monitor Issues Warning on Press Freedom Reporters Without Borders says Asia's four communist countries come in the bottom 15 of the report's list among some African states voanews.com |