Cable Ties Kissinger to Chile Controversy
As secretary of state, Henry Kissinger canceled a warning against assassinations that was to have gone to Chile days before an ambassador was killed by Chilean agents in 1976, a newly released State Department cable shows. feeds.nytimes.com |
Signs of a Cover-Up After Killings in a Haitian Prison
When the Haitian police stormed a prison to quell a riot after the earthquake, they fatally shot at least 12 detainees, a New York Times investigation found. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.S. Said to Plan Easing Rules for Travel to Cuba
Officials said an embargo against the Castro government would continue even as travel opportunities expanded. feeds.nytimes.com |
Nobel a Platform for Outspoken Vargas Llosa
The Nobel Prize in literature brings a long-awaited accolade to Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, and also a new platform for him to assail leftist leaders Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mexican Student Takes Over Police In Drug War Town
PRAXEDIS G. GUERRERO, Mexico (Reuters) - A 20-year-old female college student is the new police chief of one of Mexico's most dangerous drug war towns on the U.S. border, where policemen have quit and officials have been killed. feeds.nytimes.com |