| Heavy Rains Swamp Rio, Killing at Least 50 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Torrential rains in Rio de Janeiro have triggered landslides that killed at least 50 people as rising water paralyzed traffic and suspended most business. feeds.nytimes.com |
Chavez Critic Freed Pending Trial for Remarks CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- An outspoken opponent of President Hugo Chavez was released from custody Thursday, but a lawyer said Oswaldo Alvarez Paz still faces criminal charges for remarks on a TV talk show. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cuba to Cut Workers and Relax Business Rules The moves are major steps in a country where the state dominates nearly every facet of the economy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Death Toll in Mexico Mudslides Up to 23; 9 Missing A rain-soaked hillside crumbled and crushed an elderly couple in their home Thursday, raising the death toll from a series of landslides across southern Mexico this week to at least 23. The search continued for at least nine missing people. feeds.nytimes.com |
Weakening Hurricane Paula Dumps Heavy Rain on Cuba US forecasters say it will diminish to a tropical storm Thursday voanews.com |