| More than 30 dead in Guatemala landslide |
The death toll from a landslide in Guatemala grew to 33 people Monday afternoon with up to 60 still missing, a rescue official said. |
| Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:48:08 EST | |
| Mild quake reported off western Mexico |
A moderate earthquake was measured off the coast of Mexico's western Baja California peninsula early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. |
| Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:28:30 EST | |
| Australia turns down Guantanamo detainees |
Australia declined a request from the Bush administration to resettle detainees held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, the Australian Associated Press agency (AAP) reported Saturday. |
| Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:18:16 EST | |
| At 50, Cuba's revolution showing its age |
Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution, when Fidel Castro and a group of guerrillas toppled a longstanding U.S.-backed dictator. |
| Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:52:43 EST | |
| Memories of boyhood during Cuban revolution |
I was 5 years old and my dad and I were on our way to the neighborhood bakery to buy a loaf of bread. It was early on the morning of January 1, 1959. A stranger stopped us on the deserted street right outside our second-floor apartment. |
| Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:53:44 EST | |
| Mexico arrests drug cartel leader |
Mexican authorities said they have arrested the leader of a drug cartel that set off two grenades during a public celebration in September, killing eight people and wounding more than 100. |
| Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:56:13 EST | |
| Avalanche survivor recounts tragedy |
Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides. |
| Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:59:19 EST | |
| Caracas named 'murder capital of the world' |
At least 510 people were killed in Caracas, Venezuela, in December, giving support to a recent report that called the city the murder capital of the world. |
| Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:52:08 EST | |
| Brazilian accused in nun's murder arrested |
A lengthy investigation into the erratic behavior of a Brazilian accused of ordering the murder of a 73-year-old American nun led to his recent arrest, a Brazilian prosecutor in the state of Para told CNN. |
| Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:22:31 EST | |
| Eighth body found after Canadian avalanches |
Authorities Tuesday recovered the body of an eighth missing snowmobiler buried in avalanches in southern British Columbia, a spokesman for the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. |
| Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:27:22 EST | |