Authorities in Argentina have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting deaths last week of two French women in northern Salta province. Investigators say the man was taken into custody early Monday, three days after the women’s bodies were discovered in a tourist area. The suspect’s identity was not made public. News reports say […]
Suspect Arrested in Argentina Tourist Murders
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 2:15 pm (UTC-5)
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US Debt Deal Faces Critical Congressional Vote
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Congress is set to take critical votes later Monday on a package of increases to the government borrowing limit and cuts to spending, after months of political bickering that pushed Washington to the edge of default on its massive debt. The Senate, controlled by President Obama’s political allies in the Democratic Party, is […]
White House, Congress Reach US Debt Ceiling Deal
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 9:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has reached an agreement with congressional leaders on a compromise deal to raise the nation’s limit on borrowing and keep the government from an unprecedented default. Mr. Obama said Sunday night that the proposed deal cuts about $1 trillion in spending over 10 years and sets up a bipartisan panel in […]
Tropical Storm Eugene Strengthens Well Offshore of Mexico
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Eugene is churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says the storm is about 700-kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco, Mexico. Eugene is moving to the west-northwest at about 19-kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 95-kilometers per hour. Tropical storm […]
Argentine Police Investigate Death of French Tourists
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
Argentine police are investigating the shooting death of two French tourists. The two female victims, both 30 years old, were found Friday in a tourist area in northern Argentina’s Salta province. Officials told the state-run Telam news agency that one of the women may have been sexually assaulted. A Salta official said the pair were […]
Tropical Storm Eugene Churns Off West Coast of Mexico
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Eugene is churning the waters of the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida says the storm is about 675 kilometers south-southwest of Acapulco. Eugene is moving to the west-northwest at about 17-kilometers per hour with sustained winds of 75-kilometers per hour. Tropical storm […]
Cuban-born Writer Eliseo Alberto Dies in Mexico
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Cuban-born writer and journalist Eliseo Alberto, living in exile in Mexico, has died at the age of 59. Alberto, nicknamed Lichi, died Sunday at a hospital in Mexico City after receiving a kidney transplant on July 18. He was celebrated as one of the best contemporary Spanish-language poetry and prose writers. He also wrote television […]
Alleged Drug Hit Man Leader Arrested in Mexico
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities say they have arrested the suspected leader of a gang of drug cartel hitmen in northern Mexico. Federal officials said Sunday Jose Antonio Acosta Hernandez has admitted to ordering 1,500 killings during a terror campaign as a gang leader along the U.S. border. Acosta is the suspected chieftan of La Linea gang, whose […]
All Aboard Survive Caribbean Airlines Plane Crash
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
All 163 people aboard a Caribbean Airlines jetliner survived when the plane skidded off a wet runway in Georgetown, Guyana, and split in two. The Boeing 737 was on a flight from New York to the South American nation early Saturday when it overshot the runway and came dangerously close to a 60-meter deep ravine. […]
US Senate to Vote of Debt Increase Plan
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
A vote is scheduled in the U.S. Senate on Sunday that White House and Congressional officials hope could pave the way for an end to the weeks-long deadlock on an agreement to raise the government’s borrowing authority. Tuesday is considered the deadline for Congress to increase the debt limit above the current $14.3 trillion and […]
