| Castro: Cuba Will Resist Hunger Strike 'Blackmail' HAVANA (AP) -- Raul Castro called mounting international pressure over Cuba's human rights record one of the strongest assaults its communist government has ever faced and vowed not to yield to the ''blackmail'' of a high-profile hunger striker. feeds.nytimes.com |
Obama, Medvedev Discuss "Progress" on Iran Sanctions UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday called for the speeding up of six-nation negotiations on a U.N. sanctions resolution against Iran over its nuclear program. feeds.nytimes.com |
Avoiding a Bust in the Drug War Colombia’s strategy to end its drug crisis succeed because tax reform and improved government accountability was part of the plan. nytimes.com |
Mudslide in Mexico Less Severe Than Feared Eleven people are missing as early reports of a calamity in the state of Oaxaca prove to be mistaken. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Investigator of American’s Killing Is Beheaded Just before he was killed, a police commander had given the names of two suspects in an American’s case to a TV reporter in Texas. feeds.nytimes.com |