Brazil Beats US Soccer Team at Confederations Cup
Brazil makes semifinals, US team will try to finish group play with a win over Egypt on Sunday in Rustenburg voanews.com |
UN Security Council to Honduran Authorities: Back off Brazilian Embassy
Council holds emergency meeting on situation in Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, where ousted President Manuel Zelaya has been sheltering since Monday voanews.com |
North Korea Detains American
It was not possible to determine whether the person arrested by North Korea was Robert Park, an American missionary who entered the country on Friday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Thousands Feared Dead in Haiti Quake; Many Trapped
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake flattened the president's palace, the cathedral, hospitals, schools, the main prison and whole neighborhoods. Officials feared hundreds of thousands may have perished but there was no firm count. feeds.nytimes.com |
El Salvador to Recognize Honduras' New Government
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) -- Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes says he will re-establish ties with neighboring Honduras when president-elect Porfirio Lobo is sworn into office. feeds.nytimes.com |