| Cuban Cigar Legend Robaina Dead at 91 HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban tobacco grower Alejandro Robaina, an international symbol of the island's cigar-making prowess, died Saturday. He was 91. feeds.nytimes.com |
A Parish Tested: The Story of a Haitian Family in Queens That Lost a Father and Husband in the Port-Au-Prince Earthquake A tug of war between country and family ran like a fault line through the marriage of Rose Carline and Jean Arsène Constant. The Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti ruptured it. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mainstream US Media Criticized for Ignoring Positive Developments in Africa Africa Society president Bernadette Paolo says many Africa-related events continue to feature less prominently in mainstream U.S. media voanews.com |
Tijuana Reclaimed Drug-related violence has driven away the tourists, but now locals are reclaiming their city. nytimes.com |
18 Bodies in Acapulco Cited as Kidnapping Victims Some answers in the monthlong mystery of what happened to 20 kidnapped Mexicans. nytimes.com |