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 News Around the Americas
Cities Can Still Honor Consular Cards From Mexico
 Howard Fischer
Gov. Janet Napolitano refused Friday to block Arizona communities from honoring the Mexican consular identification card. Napolitano, in her 43rd veto of the session, said the legislation would have unintended consequences.more »»»
California State-Run Mexico Border Patrol Proposed
 Jim Christie
Saying the U.S. government has failed to secure the border with Mexico, California activists who helped recall former Gov. Gray Davis said on Thursday they would promote a ballot measure calling for the state to fund its own border patrol.more »»»
Border 'Vigilantes' Pledge to Return
 Bill Berkowitz
An armed private group that patrolled the U.S.-Mexican border last month has gone home with an unequivocal endorsement from California Governor Arnold Shwarzenegger and benign media coverage. Come October, they say, they will return to the border in the tens of thousands.more »»»
Koreans Mark Century In Mexico
 Wire services
Mexicans of Korean descent, who have generally thrived here but still struggle to overcome stereotypes, began on Wednesday commemorations of their community's 100 years in Mexico.more »»»
Mexico, U.S. Team Up to Fight Street Gangs
 Associated Press
Mexican and U.S. law enforcement officials said Wednesday they will share intelligence and resources to fight Central American gangs, whose wave of violence has spread to the nations' common border.more »»»
U.S. Report: Migrant Traffickers Forcing People Into Slavery
 Wire services
Migrant traffickers are using the increasingly large flow of undocumented migrants into the United States to selectively enslave some of those workers, often as prostitutes or field hands, a U.S. Justice Department anti-slavery prosecutor said Monday.more »»»
Canada Is Wooing Mexican Immigrants
 Chris Hawley
As the United States fortifies its border with Mexico, Canadian companies are reaching out to immigrants who are frustrated by U.S. restrictions and tempted by dreams of a better life in Canada.more »»»
Thousands Protest on Eve of a UN Nuclear Conference
 Kirk Semple
In a merger of the nuclear disarmament and antiwar movements, several thousand protesters, including a group of survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, marched to call for the end of nuclear proliferation and the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq.more »»»
A Surge South of Mexico
 Chris Kraul
The flow of Central American immigrants bound for the United States has surged 25% or more this year, say government and aid agency officials, who point to a sharp climb in deportations, injury reports and need for assistance as the basis for their estimates.more »»»
Vietnam War's Painful Legacy
 Ben Stocking
Since the war ended 30 years ago, lingering explosives have killed nearly 40,000 Vietnamese and maimed more than 60,000 others, according to the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, which is planning to map all the unexploded ordnance in the country, a task that will take several years.more »»»
Mexico Slams Schwarzenegger Statements
 Will Weissert
The Foreign Relations Secretariat, which has said it is investigating the illegal detention of 13 Mexicans allegedly apprehended by members of the Minuteman Project, rejected his comments, saying "these types of unfortunate pronouncements are not the way to achieve a better understanding between our country and California."more »»»
Legislators Set To Pass Limits On Mexican IDs
 Elvia Díaz
The credit card-size ID issued to more than 102,000 Mexicans living in Arizona soon could be useless for public business such as getting water service, library cards or help from community health centers.more »»»
Ad Putting L.A. in Mexico Called Slap in Face
 Anna Gorman & Susana Enriquez
New billboards advertising a Spanish-language newscast on KRCA-TV were intended as an attention-grabber for its core audience, but instead have struck a nerve with activists seeking to curb illegal immigration.more »»»
U.S. Lawmen Aren't Laughing At Cartoon
 Anna Cearley
Some U.S. law enforcement officials weren't amused with a cartoon published in Mexican newspapers this month depicting a reward of $10,000 for an FBI or DEA agent.more »»»
Mexicans In U.S. May Vote
 Mexico Herald
The nation's former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party announced that it would introduce a bill allowing registered Mexicans living abroad to vote by mail, a measure that officials said could be implemented by next year's presidential election.more »»»
Ecuador's Ousted President Says His Removal Violated Constitution; OAS to Send Delegation
 Wire services
Ousted President Lucio Gutierrez remained holed up in the Brazilian ambassador's residence for a fourth day Saturday while he waited for Ecuador's new government to let him leave for exile in Brazil and insisted his removal from office violated the constitution.more »»»
Moussaoui May Face Death Penalty
 Neil A. Lewis & David Johnston
Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty today to complicity in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, despite a late motion by his lawyers that questioned whether his competence to understand the consequences, which could include the death penalty.more »»»
Benedict XVI: German Cardinal Elected Pope
 MSNBC
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, a hard-line guardian of conservative doctrine, was elected the new pope Tuesday evening in the first conclave of the new millennium. He chose the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself "a simple, humble worker."more »»»
Castro Demands Answers
 Wire services
Mexico should explain how Cuban militant Luis Posada Carriles passed through its territory undetected en route to the United States, Cuban President Fidel Castro said Sunday.more »»»
Bush Administration Covers Up Rise in Terrorism
 Jonathan S. Landay
The State Department decided to stop publishing an annual report on international terrorism after the government's top terrorism center concluded that there were more terrorist attacks in 2004 than in any year since 1985, the first year the publication covered.more »»»
10,000 US Fugitives Nabbed, Officials Admit PR Stunt
 CNN.com
More than 10,000 fugitives from justice have been captured in a nationwide, weeklong dragnet. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Marshals Service Director Ben Reyna are expected to announce the results of the unprecedented coast-to-coast sweep at a news conference Thursday afternoon.more »»»
Chávez Militias Prepare to Fight off US
 Steven Dudley
Venezuelan army reservists are training civilians, apparently to defend their country against a presumed US invasion. But critics say President Hugo Chávez is building a private army.more »»»
India, China Forge Link Hoping to 'Reshape World Order'
 John Lancaster
India and China announced a new "strategic partnership" Monday, pledging to resolve long-standing border disputes and boost trade and economic cooperation between two rising powers that together account for more than a third of the world's population.more »»»
US Takes Steps Toward Immigration Reform
 LATimes
A variety of immigration-related bills are pending in Congress. Here's an update of the main inititives, their sponsors, their pupose and their current status along the US government's long road to completion.more »»»
Venezuela's Chavez Stronger After Coup
 Associated Press
Three years after dissident generals briefly drove him from power, President Hugo Chavez is stronger than ever, but he is facing increased criticism from the United States as he moves to buy arms and more of his political foes face criminal charges.more »»»
Massacre in Rio Getting Little Attention
 Michael Astor
Violence is a part of life in this Brazilian slum on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Shootings are common and death squads of former and off-duty police officers, funded by local businessmen, are known to knock off undesirables.more »»»
US Poll: Bush Standing with Public Weakening
 Will Lester
President Bush's standing with the public is slumping just three months into his final term, but Americans have an even lower regard for the job being done by members the United States Congress.more »»»
First Border Incident Reported: Minuteman Volunteers May Have Played Prank
 Arthur H. Rotstein
Authorities determined Thursday three volunteers involved in a civilian project to watch the border and report illegal crossers had an illegal immigrant pose for a flippant photograph but did not hold him against his will.more »»»
9/11 Aftershocks Hit Canada, Mexico Travel Rules
 John Mintz
Millions of Americans will be required to show passports when they reenter the United States from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean by 2008 under proposed new rules announced yesterday by the State and Homeland Security departments.more »»»
US has No Time for Minutemen on Mexican Border
 Andrew Gumbel
They touted themselves as fearless patriots standing up for the defense of the homeland. Their enemies painted them as dangerous vigilantes who threatened to create a bloodbath on the US-Mexican border. In the end, it's turned out to be little more than an April Fool's joke.more »»»
Net Aids Theft of Sensitive ID Data
 Jonathan Krim
It's $35 at www.secret-info.com. It's $45 at Iinfosearch.com, where users can also sign up for a report of an individual's credit-card charges, as well as an email with other "tips, secrets & spy info!"more »»»
Pope John Paul II Dies at 84
 Susan Hogan/Albach
Pope John Paul II, who played a central role in the collapse of Communism and broke from papal tradition by preaching in more than 130 countries during his quarter-century reign, died Saturday. He was 84.more »»»
The State of the World? It Is on the Brink of Disaster
 Steve Connor
Planet Earth stands on the cusp of disaster and people should no longer take it for granted that their children and grandchildren will survive in the environmentally degraded world of the 21st century.more »»»
Chavez Doesn't Want to Be US Enemy
 Ian James
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he doesn't want to be an enemy of the United States, even as his arms deals, his heated criticism of US-style capitalism and his calls for a new world order appear increasingly at odds with Washington.more »»»
Residents Brace As Minutemen Deploy
 El Universal
As the U.S. and Mexican governments continued their condemnation of the Minuteman Project that will begin operating on the Arizona-Sonora border today, concerns over possible violence are growing among the area's residents.more »»»
High Court Considers Rights of Foreigners in US Death Penalty Cases
 Hope Yen
The US Supreme Court is considering whether Texas and other states can execute 51 Mexicans who say they were improperly denied legal help from their consulates, a dispute testing the effect of international law in US death penalty cases.more »»»
IRS Measures $300B Gap in Unpaid Taxes
 Mary Dalrymple
IRS reports that the gap between taxes paid and taxes owed by Americans is now topping $300 billion a year, with people who underreport their income the biggest culprits.more »»»
US Supreme Court May Not Decide Case of Death-Row Mexican
 James Vicini
US Supreme Court justices questioned the need to decide the case of a Mexican on Texas' death row, after US President Bush said the defendant and 50 other inmates should get new hearings because they weren't told of their right to talk to Mexican officials.more »»»
Huge Quake Strikes off Indonesia Coast
 Off the Net
A large earthquake was registered Monday off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, describing it as a "great earthquake" with a magnitude of 8.2 on the Richter scale.more »»»
New Details on FBI Aid for Saudis after 9/11
 Eric Lichtblau
The episode has been retold so many times that it has become the stuff of political legend: in the frenzied days after Sept. 11, 2001, when some flights were still grounded, dozens of well-connected Saudis, including relatives of Osama bin Laden, managed to leave the United States on specially chartered flights.more »»»
Washington Focuses on Southern 'Axis of Evil'
 Jim Lobe
While US President George W. Bush played nice to a deeply frustrated Mexican President Vicente Fox at the North American Summit Wednesday, US media attention was focused on Pentagon chief Rumsfeld's efforts to sound the alarm against Latin American troublemakers.more »»»
Canada Denies Refugee Status to US Soldier
 Associated Press
Canada on Thursday denied refugee status to a former US Army paratrooper who said he would be committing war crimes if sent to Iraq, a major blow to Americans who have fled north of the border rather than fight a war they claim commits atrocities against civilians.more »»»
North American Leaders Announce Accord On Security and Trade
 William Branigin
Leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada on Wednesday announced a broad accord to improve security in North America and promote economic prosperity, adding to existing agreements in ways that they said would facilitate the flow of goods and people across their borders while keeping out terrorists and criminals.more »»»
Chávez’s Venezuela Prepares for Confrontation with the US
 Roland Watson & David Adams
Assassination plots, anti-American tub-thumping, failed coups and mutual hostility have been the staple of US relations with Fidel Castro's Cuba for nearly five decades, but increasingly they apply more accurately to Hugo Chávez's Venezuela.more »»»
US Supreme Court Rejects Schiavo Appeal
 NBC, MSNBC and News Services
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Terri Schiavo's parents to order resumption of nourishment for the severely brain-damaged woman.more »»»
Farm-Workers Boycott Defeats Taco Bell
 Elana Berkowitz
Under pressure from a spirited coalition of farmworkers and student activists, fast food giant Taco Bell finally agrees to improve their "sweatshops in the field."more »»»
Ohio Official Says Election Went Smoothly
 The New York Times
The state's election chief told lawmakers at a sometimes-testy congressional hearing Monday that Ohio's presidential election went as smoothly as possible, given the resources available and some last-minute interpretations by state and federal courts.more »»»
US Court Sidesteps Bush Recess Appointment
 Hope Yen
The US Supreme Court, dodging a charged dispute over judicial nominations, declined Monday to consider whether President Bush overstepped his bounds in naming a federal judge while Congress was on a short break.more »»»
Protests in US, Europe as Bush Defends Iraq War
 Reuters
Thousands of protesters against the war on Iraq marched in Europe and the United States on Saturday, but President Bush said the invasion just two years ago shielded the world from "grave danger."more »»»
Media Downplay Historic Day of Protests
 Scott Galindez
The second anniversary of the war was the impetus for major demonstrations throughout the world. In the United States, over 800 communities held events calling for an end to the occupation. CNN, however, reported that in the United States "barely a ripple was made while large protests took place in Europe."more »»»
Venezuelans Train to Repel US Invasion
 Associated Press
Many observers say a U.S. invasion is highly unlikely, but Chavez's warnings have struck a chord on the streets of the capital, where graffiti now declares: "If they kill Chavez, he will return as millions."more »»»
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