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Cuba could become U.S. oil supplier at embargo's end | Cuba has launched a bold policy of oil development that could turn the country into an important supplier of fuel in the Caribbean — and the United States, should the embargo be lifted in the ... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) The News & Observer Company Economy Energy Industry Photos |
$5m project targets Central American gangsCanadian experts and funding help Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras ... | A special B.C.-led project to help police and prosecutors in Central America tackle gang violence is about to expand, thanks to a $5-million grant from the Canadian International Development Agency.... (photo: Public Domain) Canada Dot Com Canada Development Guatemala Judicial Photos Salvador |
Mexican day care deaths stir anger at safety rules | HERMOSILLO, Mexico -- As the day care swiftly filled with smoke, caretakers, neighbors and parents fought to evacuate 142 children - many of them babies and toddlers - through a single working exit ... (photo: AP / Alexandre Meneghini) The News & Observer Fire Mexico Parents Photos Victims |
18 killed in bloody Acapulco shootout as Mexican drug war spreads | Sixteen gunmen and two soldiers died in a bloody five-hour shootout in Acapulco at the weekend as the Mexican drug war erupted in the heart of the beach resort. | Members of a drug gang hurled grena... (photo: AP) The Times Drug Trafficking Government Mexico Photos US |
Clash between drug gang and Mexican army kills 17 | ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Fifteen drug hit men and two soldiers were killed in a shootout in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco, an army source said on Sunday. | Gunmen battled troops from a ho... (photo: AP) The Star Drug Trafficking Mexico Military Photos US |