Suspect Suggests Jail Guard Was Target of Juárez Killings
An account by a member of a prison gang suggests the target of the assassination was not an employee of the U.S. consulate, but her husband, a prison guard. feeds.nytimes.com |
US Senators Ask $3.5 Billion for Haiti Recovery
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- U.S. senators proposed Wednesday to increase American aid to Haiti to $3.5 billion over the next five years to help the country emerge from the pulverizing blow of the Jan. 12 earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
Argentina Approves Gay Marriage
The Senate’s vote made Argentina the first Latin American country to authorize same-sex marriage nationwide. feeds.nytimes.com |
New Bore Hole Reaches Trapped Chilean Miners
Rescuers achieve breakthrough, but do not expect rescue tunnel to be completed before November voanews.com |
Ecuador Extends State Of Alert After Police Unrest
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's government extended a state of alert on Tuesday and soldiers replaced the police as the force that guards Congress after a deadly revolt by some officers last week over a new law cutting their bonuses. feeds.nytimes.com |