Bishop: 'Shame' on Brazil Church in Sex Scandal
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A Roman Catholic bishop in Brazil says he strongly supports the police investigation of three priests in his region accused of sexual abuse. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gunmen Kill 19 at Drug Rehab Center in Northern Mexico
The police have attributed attacks on drug rehab centers like the one in Chihuahua to drug gangs seeking to wipe out opponents undergoing treatment for addictions. nytimes.com |
San Cristóbal De Rapaz Journal: High in the Andes, Guardians of an Inca Mystery
A town in the Andes has one of the last known collections of khipus — weavings that may explain how the Incas ruled without a written language — still in ritual use. feeds.nytimes.com |
Brazilian Man Kills Wife With Sledgehammer
SAO PAULO (AP) -- A Brazilian court says it has convicted a 73-year-old man of killing his wife with a sledgehammer on Christmas Day five years ago because he believed she had cheated on him and wanted to spend all his money. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Student Takes Over Police In Drug War Town
PRAXEDIS G. GUERRERO, Mexico (Reuters) - A 20-year-old female college student is the new police chief of one of Mexico's most dangerous drug war towns on the U.S. border, where policemen have quit and officials have been killed. feeds.nytimes.com |