| Brazil: Top Amazon Activist Shot Dead BELEM, Brazil (AP) -- A top activist for land reform in Brazil's Amazon has been murdered, police said Thursday. feeds.nytimes.com |
A New Setback in Efforts to Contain the Gulf Oil Spill A containment dome had been placed over one of the leaks, but crews discovered that the dome was clogging, forcing them to move it aside and allow oil to keep gushing. feeds.nytimes.com |
18 Killed in Birthday Massacre in Mexico The death toll rose on Monday, a day after gunmen burst into a birthday party and opened fire in an attack that was violent even by the bloody standards of Mexico’s drug war. nytimes.com |
Venezuela Parliament Vote to Test Chavez CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition is certain to make gains in parliamentary elections on Sunday but probably not enough to wrest legislative control from President Hugo Chavez in the 12th year of his socialist "revolution." feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | the americas: Canada: Ex-Commander of Air Base to Plead Guilty to Dozens of Charges Col. Russell Williams will plead guilty to the murder of two women, 82 counts of breaking and entering, among other charges. feeds.nytimes.com |