| World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Guards Suspected in Jailbreak Guards may have helped about 41 prisoners escape from a state prison on Thursday in Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Tex., officials said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Shootings Kill 16 People in Mexican Border City CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen stormed into a bar, dragged out eight people and killed them in the parking lot, the first of several shootings in this violent border city Wednesday that left 16 dead, including a man in a wheelchair. feeds.nytimes.com |
Wraps Taken Off Renovated Christ Statue in Rio The landmark statue, built in 1931 and known as Christ the Redeemer, underwent a four-month, $4 million renovation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Tropical Storm Hermine Threatens Texas-Mexico Coast People on both sides of border are preparing for a possible meter-high surge of water, heavy winds and torrential rain voanews.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: President Condemns Killing of Another Mayor President Felipe Calderón “energetically condemned” the murder of Mayor Prisciliano Rodríguez of the northern town of Doctor González, the fourth killing of a local mayor in less than two months. feeds.nytimes.com |