| U.S. Stymied as Guns Flow to Mexican Cartels Violent crime groups in Mexico are seen as capitalizing on the ease of acquiring American weapons. feeds.nytimes.com |
Opposition Wins Majority in Mexican Midterm Vote With voters choosing members of Congress, governors and other officials in midterm elections, there have been calls for the casting of blank protest votes. feeds.nytimes.com |
More Than One Billion People Going Hungry UN says 14,000 children a day are dying from hunger-related causes voanews.com |
Venezuela's Chavez Devalues Currency CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez devalued Venezuela's bolivar currency on Friday, attempting to resuscitate local production but running the risk of worsening inflation in the South American oil-exporter's flagging economy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haiti by the Numbers: Damage, Help on Giant Scale People in Haiti needing help: 3 million. Bodies collected for disposal so far: 9,000. Number of people being fed daily by the United Nation's World Food Program: 8,000. feeds.nytimes.com |