China, Brazil Sign Oil Deal
China agrees to lend $10 billion to Brazil's Petrobras, in return for guaranteed oil supply over next decade voanews.com |
Latin America Weighs Less Punitive Path to Curb Drug Use
Argentina’s Supreme Court and Mexico’s Congress have taken steps toward decriminalizing the private consumption of illicit narcotics. feeds.nytimes.com |
Plane Overshoots Runway in Jamaica
Dozens were injured in an American Airlines flight from Miami to Kingston. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rich Nations Moving Fast on Haiti Debt Relief
Rich nations agreed last July to cancel all of the $214 million owed by Haiti www1.voanews.com |
15-Year-Old Student Killed in Venezuelan Protests
One student was killed and nine police officers injured in violence linked to protests over the suspension of a TV station opposed to President Hugo Chavez. feeds.nytimes.com |