| Post-Quake, Pinera Eyeing Chile's Military Funding SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- The $30 billion cost of Chile's devastating earthquake may give its new president the ammunition he needs to take on the military like no leftist ever could, dismantling a dictatorship-era law that devotes 10 percent of Chile's copper revenues to defense spending. feeds.nytimes.com |
Papal Envoy to Run Scandal - Plagued Priestly Order VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict will appoint a special envoy to run and reform an influential Roman Catholic priestly order whose late founder was discovered to have been a sexual molester and to have fathered at least one child. feeds.nytimes.com |
Canadian Intelligence Director Repeats Claims of Foreign Influence Richard B. Fadden said told a committee in Parliament that he thinks some Canadian politicians and public servants are under the influence of foreign governments. feeds.nytimes.com |
Just 2 Percent of Quake Debris in Haiti Cleared PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- From the dusty rock mounds lining the streets to a National Palace that looks like it's vomiting concrete from its core, rubble is one of the most visible reminders of Haiti's devastating earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
The Female Factor: A Woman Rises in Brazil Latin America is no stranger to female leaders, but not many can match the radical political trajectory of Dilma Rousseff, the onetime guerrilla leader who stands to become Brazil's first female president. feeds.nytimes.com |