Costa Rica President: End Priests' Celibacy Vows
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Costa Rica's president says it's time for the Roman Catholic Church to stop demanding celibacy from its priests. feeds.nytimes.com |
Cuban Appeals Court Voids Jail Time for Dissident
HAVANA (AP) -- A Cuban appeals court wiped out a 20-month jail sentence against a blogger with ties to the Ladies in White dissident group who had been convicted of mistreating her grown daughter, ordering the woman Friday to pay a fine of about $14 instead. feeds.nytimes.com |
Freed Cuban Political Prisoner Arrives in Chile
Jose Ubaldo Izquierdo thanks Chilean officials for receiving him in country that he says 'has set an example in human rights' www1.voanews.com |
Ecuadoran President Attacked by Striking Police, Protesters
Protesters pushed and shoved President Rafael Correa as he attempted to address them Thursday outside a police barracks in Quito voanews.com |
Sandy Beaches Trump Threats of Violence
For some second home buyers, the lure of Mexico's sandy beaches and crashing waves are stronger than headlines about mass murders. nytimes.com |