Archive for the America Category
Violence in Mexico claims small-town mayor
The mayor of a small town in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico was found shot dead Tuesday, apparently among the latest victims in the fight against organized crime in the region.
U.S.-Cuba migration talks set to resume
Talks on migration between the United States and Cuba will resume Tuesday in New York, the U.S. State Department said in a statement.
Ousted Honduran president gives ultimatum
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya on Monday gave the interim government that ousted him an ultimatum: if ongoing negotiations do not restore him to power, he will consider the talks failed and resort to other means.
Attacks by drug gangs kill 3 Mexican police
A series of coordinated attacks against federal police in six Mexican cities Saturday left three officers dead and six wounded in what officials are calling an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs.
Foul play feared as boxing champ found dead
Former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti has been found dead in a hotel in Brazil, where he had been on holiday with his wife and young child.
Search for ‘black boxes’ enters new phase
The search for the data and voice recorders from the Air France plane that crashed more than a month ago off Brazil's coast is entering a new phase, according to France's accident investigation agency.
Suspects ID’d in slayings in Mexico, officials say
Mexican officials said they have identified two suspects in this week's slayings of two Americans in northern Mexico.
Face-to-face meeting in Honduran crisis unlikely
Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, ahead of planned discussions Thursday with the man who ousted him and the host country's president, vowed not to negotiate.
