Mexico cartel dominates, torches western state
Mark Stevenson, Associated Press |
posted 20 minutes ago
The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror.
Little done in Brazil to improve safety after fire
Stan Lehman, Associated Press |
posted 49 minutes ago
Little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since a nightclub fire killed 242 people earlier this year in southern Brazil, relatives of the victims said Wednesday.
Argentine leader raises cash handouts 35 percent
Michael Warren, Associated Press |
posted 57 minutes ago
Argentina's president has announced increases of as much as 35 percent in cash handouts to the poor, students, pregnant women and retirees.
Puerto Rico legislator targets parents of dropouts
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 4:24pm
A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school.
Puerto Rico's Culebra awaits new hospital, school
Danica Coto, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:54pm
Puerto Rico's tiny island of Culebra has been forever dependent on the U.S. territory for food, jobs and health care, but the territory's governor is cutting some of those strings.
Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested
Damian Pachter, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:48pm
Argentines in the hometown of former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla are upset at the prospect that he may be buried there.
New Paraguay leaders promise more free milk
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:41pm
Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking water.
Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack
Cesar Garcia, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:40pm
At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said.
4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc forges ahead
Vivian Sequera, Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:23pm
The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model and aims to further open their trade with Asia.
Argentine Indians ask president for their lands
Associated Press |
posted May 22nd - 3:00pm
Argentina's Qom Indians have asked President Cristina Fernandez for help in recovering some of their ancestral land.
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