| Top US State Department Official to Travel to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru Arturo Valenzuela, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, departs Sunday on week-long trip www1.voanews.com |
4 Missing After Quebec Home Falls in Sinkhole SAINT-JUDE, Quebec (AP) -- Four people, including two children, are missing after the land beneath their home gave way and swallowed their house northeast of Montreal, officials said Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Report Says U.S. Fails to Assess Drug Aid to Mexico A report found that the State Department had not set specific targets to determine whether antidrug money was disrupting crime and reforming law enforcement. feeds.nytimes.com |
Many States in Mexico Crack Down on Abortion Health officials are concerned that stricter enforcement of antiabortion laws is increasing scrutiny of women with medical problems, which could discourage them from seeking help. feeds.nytimes.com |
Officials Say Rescue Shaft Could Reach Chilean Miners by Saturday A rescue shaft is being drilled to help free 33 trapped copper miners voanews.com |