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U.S. foes meet at Nonaligned summit
Sep 15 2006 10:39PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba took over leadership of the Nonaligned Movement Friday, but with Fidel Castro too sick to promise an appearance, his younger brother and his close friend Hugo Chavez of Venezuela were left to mete out the anti-American invective.
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Hurricane Lane roars toward Baja
Sep 15 2006 10:34PM (CT)
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Lane became a Category 2 hurricane Friday as it roared toward the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, lashing Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding port cities and causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy.
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Bolivia's hydrocarbons minister resigns
Sep 15 2006 9:29PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The minister leading Bolivia's efforts to nationalize Bolivia's oil and gas operations resigned Friday after his government backed down in a dispute with Brazil's state-run energy company, the industry's biggest investor.
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Leftists end Mexico City street protests
Sep 15 2006 8:36PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Supporters of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday ended the street protest that clogged the heart of the capital for nearly seven weeks, but they vowed to find other ways to resist the incoming conservative president.
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Former Haitian army colonel fatally shot
Sep 15 2006 8:16PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A former army commander twice accused of plotting to overthrow Haiti's government was shot to death in an upscale suburb of the capital, police said Friday.
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Looted gold headdress returned to Peru
Sep 15 2006 4:32PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru celebrated the return Friday of a prized 1,300-year-old embossed gold headdress looted from an ancient tomb nearly 20 years ago.
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Tropical Storm Lane heads toward Baja
Sep 15 2006 3:15PM (CT)
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - Tropical Storm Lane was on the verge of becoming a hurricane Friday as it roared toward the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, lashing Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding port cities and causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy.
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U.S. proposes Cubans vote on Raul Castro
Sep 15 2006 10:22AM (CT)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - The Bush administration proposed Friday that Cubans hold a referendum to decide if they want to be ruled by Raul Castro, who is acting leader of the communist nation while brother Fidel recovers from surgery.
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