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| 1 | Colombia bomb kills five police Five Colombian police officers are killed and three injured when their vehicle is hit by a bomb attack blamed on the rebel group Farc. BBC News: UK Edition - September 2, 2010 - 12:54 am read more* |
| 2 | Massacre of Migrants Leaves Trail of Anguish Across Latin America In a startling twist, migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though nobody knows for sure. New York Times: International News - September 1, 2010 - 7:49 pm read more* |
| 3 | Second Mexican massacre survivor revealed A second person survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico last week, Ecuador's president said. ABC Australia - September 1, 2010 - 5:42 pm read more* |
| 4 | Ohio restricting Puerto Rican birth certificates Elizabeth Torres was stung when her 19-year-old son said he'd been turned down for a state-issued Ohio identification card because his birth certificate from Puerto Rico was considered invalid.document.write( " " ); var myAjax = new Ajax('/templates/Get StarTribune: Nation/World - September 1, 2010 - 4:40 pm read more* |
| 5 | Cubans held for ransom in Mexico rescued Mexican authorities have rescued six undocumented Cuban migrants who had been held for ransom for a month in Cancun, a vacation hotspot on the nation's Yucatan Peninsula, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Wednesday. CNN: World - September 1, 2010 - 10:57 am read more* |
| 6 | Mexicans hope drug lord's arrest may turn tide MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico paraded one of its most violent drug lords on Tuesday after a police raid that President Felipe Calderon's government hopes will mark a breakthrough in its campaign against powerful cartels. Reuters: Top News - August 31, 2010 - 8:57 pm read more* |
| 7 | Castro admits persecution of gays in 1960s was 'unjust Fidel Castro took the blame for a wave of homophobia launched by his revolutionary government in the 1960s, but said it happened because he was distracted by other problems, in an interview published yesterday in a Mexican newspaper. Independent: World News - August 31, 2010 - 6:00 pm read more* |
| 8 | Mexico captures reported drug lord 'the Barbie MEXICO CITY (AP) Texas-born fugitive Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias "the Barbie," is the third major suspected drug lord to fall in Mexico in the past 10 months and a coup for President Felipe Calderon in his embattled war on powerful cartels. Chicago Sun-Times - August 31, 2010 - 5:00 am read more* |
| 9 | Making money from Peruvian bird poo An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser BBC News: UK Edition - September 2, 2010 - 12:24 am read more* |
| 10 | World Briefing | The Americas: Venezuela: Farmer Dies on Hunger Strike Over Land Franklin Brito, 49, has died in a hunger strike to protest President Hugo Chavez’s land nationalization policies. New York Times: International News - August 31, 2010 - 8:58 pm read more* |
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