| US Wants Canada to Stay in Afghanistan GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the U.S. would like Canadian troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2011 and suggested they could switch from a combat to a training role. feeds.nytimes.com |
Fears That a Lush Land May Lose a Foul Fertilizer Farmers are worried that treated wastewater may strip away some of the natural fertilizers that have helped make Mezquital Valley in Mexico so productive. nytimes.com |
US-Russian Spy Case Raises Alarms in Canada Case has raised particular concern in Canada because foreign agents were able to assume Canadian identity www1.voanews.com |
Cuba to Free 4 More Political Prisoners Into Exile HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's Roman Catholic Church on Friday revealed the names of four more political prisoners to be released into exile in Spain, bringing to 36 the number freed and sent off the island under an agreement with President Raul Castro's government. feeds.nytimes.com |
Moderate 5.1-Magnitude Quake Shakes Eastern Cuba A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled items on shelves at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and shook other parts of eastern Cuba on Monday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. feeds.nytimes.com |