| Keeping His Spies Close, and Maybe a Cartel Closer Mauricio Fernández’s tenure as the mayor of Mexico’s wealthiest enclave has stirred a debate about how best to deal with the drug gangs tearing the country apart. nytimes.com |
Cuba Set to Release Political Prisoner, Move Others Ariel Sigler, six other prisoners are part of group of more than 70 activists arrested in 2003 government crackdown www1.voanews.com |
1 Dead, At Least 100 Injured in Colombia Plane Crash Passenger plane broke into three pieces Monday while landing in bad weather on the island of San Andres www1.voanews.com |
Bent Larsen, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 75 Mr. Larson was a perennial challenger for the world championship during the 1960s and ’70s. feeds.nytimes.com |
Facing Runoff in Brazil, Candidate Backed by President Stays Ahead of Her Rival Dilma Rousseff, the chosen successor to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, finished with 47 percent of the vote to 33 percent for José Serra, the former governor of São Paulo. feeds.nytimes.com |