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Shining Path rebels have kidnapped dozens of workers in Peru's natural gas industry before letting most of them go hours later in a remote jungle, officials and local radio said. At least 23 of 30 hostages have been freed, RPP radio said on Monday. Most kidnap victims were employees of the Swedish...
By NICHOLAS CASEY HAVANA—Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez became famous for sneaking into state-run Internet cafes to upload posts to her blog, which the Cuban government says is subversive. Part of that process is now a lot simpler: She uploads tweets from an iPhone at home. Mobile phones,...
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (AP) — Authorities say two government workers and the police officer escorting them have been killed in a shootout with gunmen...
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police say gunmen believed to be Shining Path rebels have abducted seven Peruvian employees of the Swedish construction company Skanska...
MEXICO CITY -- The presidential candidate of Mexico's governing party announced Monday that she will adopt a more aggressive strategy in what she called a "course correction" following a series of missteps in the first week of campaigning. Josefina Vazquez Mota, flanked by some of her National...
By KEJAL VYAS CARACAS—A Costa Rican diplomat in Venezuela was kidnapped Sunday night and is being held for ransom, authorities said Monday, the latest high-profile abduction in a country struggling with mounting crime rates. Guillermo Cholele, 55, an attaché at the Costa Rican embassy in...
