| Nuns Face Guns, Impunity in Trying to Save Amazon CARLINDA, Brazil (AP) -- The gunmen arrived in the Amazon dusk, circling the house where Sister Leonora was hiding, rifles and pistols poking out the windows of three muddy pickup trucks. feeds.nytimes.com |
House Approves Trade Bill to Help Haiti WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to give clothing and textiles from Haiti more access to the U.S. market, a move aimed at helping the Caribbean nation rebuild from a massive earthquake. feeds.nytimes.com |
Colombian Forces Kill 12 Leftist Rebels in Raid Colombia's air force, army and police carried out the attack early Sunday in the central province of Tolima www1.voanews.com |
Hundreds of Thousands Party as Mexico Turns 200 MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico looked beyond its drug war to throw a 200th birthday bash celebrating a proud history, whimsical culture and resilience embodied in the traditional independence cry: ''Viva Mexico!'' feeds.nytimes.com |
Farmers Say Climate Change Already Affecting Crops Scientists predict need for increases in agriculture to feed growing population voanews.com |