| Chavez Accuses US Plane of 'Electronic Warfare' CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- A day after saying he hopes to eventually cool tensions with Colombia, President Hugo Chavez charged that his neighbor recently allowed a U.S. military plane to carry out ''electronic warfare'' operations against Venezuela. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: U.S. Calls for Indigenous Whaling Quotas The American whaling commissioner said Thursday that the U.S. was calling for a vote to set quotas for indigenous peoples who depend on the animals for sustenance. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mayor in Mexican Border State Killed Mayor Marco Antonio Leal Garcia of Hidalgo, a town in the violence-plagued state of Tamaulipas, has been assassinated, the second killing of a mayor in the area in as many weeks. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico Paper, a Drug War Victim, Calls for a Voice After the killing of an El Diario intern, an editorial asked organized crime leaders to tell the paper what it should publish. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Police Raid Rio Slum After Five Days of Violence Police entered Vila Cruzeiro despite efforts by the gangs to stop them by burning vehicles in their path. feeds.nytimes.com |