| Last Argentine Dictator Jailed For 25 Years BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The last leader of Argentina's 1976-83 dictatorship was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday for his involvement in the kidnapping, torture and murder of 56 people in a clandestine concentration camp. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gunmen Kill 19 at Mexican Rehabilitation Center Rampage took place late Thursday at Faith and Life center in Chihuahua www1.voanews.com |
Bypassing Resistance, Brazil Prepares to Build a Dam Despite persistent opposition by environmental and indigenous groups, initial construction on the Belo Monte dam, which will be the third-largest in the world, is slated to begin next month. feeds.nytimes.com |
Hitmen Kill 25 In Bloodiest Day on Mexico - US Border CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - The murders of 25 people by suspected drug hitmen on the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday was the bloodiest day in almost three years in an area gripped by an escalating drug war, officials said on Friday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Canadian Killer Gets Double Life Sentence Before being sentenced, the former military commander, Col. David Russell Williams, wept and said that he had “committed despicable crimes.” feeds.nytimes.com |