US-Mexican Border Not Closing for Flu Outbreak
US Vice President Joe Biden says closing border would be 'monumental undertaking' with limited benefits voanews.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: TV Cameraman and Pilot Die in Helicopter Crash
The cameraman had been recording the damage left by a tornado that hit the village of Mont Laurier, Quebec, on Tuesday afternoon. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Canada: Court Orders Refugee Board to Consider ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in Army Deserter’s Case
The Federal Court ruled Friday that a refugee board must consider the treatment of homosexuals by the United States military when examining the case of an Army deserter who is a lesbian. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haitians In Mass Exodus From Shattered Port - Au - Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Thousands of Haitians flocked out of Port-au-Prince on Saturday in a swelling exodus from the earthquake-shattered city where aid is not reaching the streets fast enough for the homeless, hurt and hungry. feeds.nytimes.com |
Gang Brawl Inside Mexico Prison Leaves 23 Dead
A prison riot between members of rival drug gangs broke out at an state penitentiary in northern Mexico and authorities said 23 inmates were killed. feeds.nytimes.com |