Mexico to create police unit to search for missing
E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 6:00pm
Mexico's government says it will create a special investigative unit to search for the missing, heeding a request by relatives of the disappeared who have been on a hunger strike for nine days.
OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization
Frank Bajak, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 5:57pm
An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana.
AP PHOTOS: Cuba's LGBT community celebrates
Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 4:47pm
A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the International Day Against Homophobia.
Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87
Michael Warren, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 2:36pm
Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. He was 87.
Venezuela's military enters high-crime slums
Karl Ritter, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 2:09pm
Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas.
Brazil approves law to modernize ports
Stan Lehman, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 1:38pm
Brazil plans to modernize and expand its overcrowded ports, attract private investments to the sector and make it easier for companies to hire skilled foreign workers, in a bid to spur economic growth,
Photos sought of Guantanamo prisoner hit in clash
Ben Fox, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 1:26pm
A lawyer for a Guantanamo Bay prisoner is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to release photos of wounds the man suffered when struck with non-lethal rounds at a recent clash with guards at the prison.
Correction: Honduras-Death Squads story
Alberto Arce, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 1:01pm
In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out vigilantism.
Burmese Python caught in Puerto Rico river
Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 12:26pm
Authorities in Puerto Rico have caught a 12-foot (3.6-meter) Burmese Python that they had been trying to find for several weeks following complaints from residents in the area.
Hundreds of dead animals wash up on Chile's shores
Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 11:41am
Chilean officials are investigating the death of hundreds of penguins, pelicans and other animals that are washing up on the county's shores.
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