Economix: The Drug (Statistics) War
To show that President Felipe Calderon of Mexico is making inroads in his battle against drug traffickers, the United States government points to the rising price of cocaine. But an advocacy group notes that, if you look at the long-term trend in prices, cocaine prices are actually at historic lows. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexico Drug Shootout Leaves 2 Dead
Officials say 30-minute early morning firefight tore through capital of western state of Michoacan Friday, until police intervened voanews.com |
U.S. Arrests Hundreds in Raids on Drug Cartel
Attorney General Eric Holder described a series of raids in 19 states to fight a major Mexican drug organization. feeds.nytimes.com |
Chilean Museum Raises Pinochet's Ghost Before Vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile inaugurated a museum on Monday to thousands murdered, "disappeared" and tortured during General Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, stirring up bitter memories just days before a presidential vote that is expected to pave the way for a new rightist government. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haitians Search Desperately for Missing Relatives
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- They wait outside crumbled schools or shattered markets, searching for sisters, fathers, children, lovers. They stand vigil at smashed buildings where sons were last known to be, or at tangles of concrete where their mothers once went shopping. feeds.nytimes.com |