| Flu Prompts Shutdowns in Mexico, Texas As the number of confirmed cases in the U.S. rose to 114, Fort Worth became the nation’s first major city school district to close. nytimes.com |
Memos Show Nixon’s Bid to Enlist Brazil in a Coup The memos show that Brazil and the United States discussed plans to overthrow or destabilize Salvador Allende of Chile, Fidel Castro of Cuba and others. feeds.nytimes.com |
Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Leader of Guatemala During ’76 Quake, Dies at 79 Mr. Laugerud, who held office from 1974 to 1978, was praised for his administration’s response to a quake that killed tens of thousands, but criticized for human rights abuses. feeds.nytimes.com |
UN Chief Wants More Police and Troops for Haiti UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he wants to beef up the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti with 1,500 additional police and 2,000 troops to better respond to the massive earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
More Than 150,000 Have Been Buried, Haiti Says The government provided a preliminary assessment of the quake’s body count and said the search for survivors would soon end. feeds.nytimes.com |