| Mexico Drug Cartels Migrate to Caribbean: Leaders BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters) - Caribbean leaders told U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday that Mexico's U.S.-backed crackdown on drugs was pushing cartels to step up smuggling through their island nations. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: United Nations: More Police Officers for Haiti The Security Council approved the sending of an additional 680 police officers to join the peacekeeping mission in Haiti to help maintain order during the earthquake recovery. feeds.nytimes.com |
Chaos and Stranded Tourists After Mexicana Shutdown Tour operators said that they were confident they could reschedule flights, but many customers feared they would not get promised refunds. feeds.nytimes.com |
Rescuers Hunt For Trapped Ecuadorean Miners QUITO (Reuters) - Scores of rescuers began excavation work on Saturday at a mine in southern Ecuador where a cave-in trapped four workers 500 feet underground in the latest accident to hit the industry in Latin America. feeds.nytimes.com |
Turnout Remains Big Question in Haiti Election Tens of thousands displaced by earthquake unsure if they will be allowed to cast ballots voanews.com |