Clinton Urges More International Aid for Haiti
US secretary of state says impoverished Caribbean state in jeopardy because of global recession and damage from four successive hurricanes last year voanews.com |
Both Sides in Honduras Reach Out to the U.S.
Backers of the new government arrived in Washington to make their case, while the U.S. secretary of state planned to meet with the deposed Honduran president. feeds.nytimes.com |
Migrants Going North Now Risk Kidnappings
To kidnappers in Mexico, migrants’ relatives in the United States are a major source of ransom revenue. feeds.nytimes.com |
Nervous Venezuelans Buy TVs After Devaluation
CARACAS (Reuters) - Shouting "buy, buy, the world is going to die," Venezuelans went on a frantic shopping spree on Saturday following a sharp currency devaluation that is expected to drive up prices. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico to Send 2, 000 More Police to Violent City
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- A Mexican official says 2,000 more agents will be sent to the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez as federal police take the lead in the crackdown against drug traffickers there. feeds.nytimes.com |