Clinton says Combating Human Trafficking 'Critical'
US secretary of state calls trafficking of persons for forced labor, sexual exploitation, other illicit purposes 'modern-day' slavery voanews.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Jamaica: Conviction in Hijacking
A man accused of hijacking a Canadian jetliner while it sat on the airport tarmac at Montego Bay was convicted Thursday of charges including robbery and assault, officials in Kingston, Jamaica, said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Bus Falls in Peru; 40 Die
The bus carrying farmers and merchants home for Christmas plunged into a ravine on a remote highway in the southeastern Andes, the police said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Contractor Jailed in Cuba Was Aiding Religious Groups, U.S. Says
Alan P. Gross, who is accused of being an American spy, is a social worker who had gone to Cuba to provide communications equipment to Jewish groups, American officials said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Man Rescued From Rubble 14 Days After Haiti Quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - U.S. troops pulled a man alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Haiti's destroyed capital on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive earthquake rattled the country. feeds.nytimes.com |