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World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Europe Condemns Striker’s Death

IHT: Americas: 2 days ago
The European Parliament voted to condemn Cuba for the 'avoidable and cruel' death of a dissident hunger striker, Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died last month after an 83-day hunger strike. ...read article

World Briefing | The Americas: Haiti: Kidnappers Free Aid Workers

IHT: Americas: 2 days ago
Five days after they were kidnapped in the Port-au-Prince area, two Swiss women, aid workers for Doctors Without Borders, were released unharmed on Wednesday night. ...read article

Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New Leader, Piñera, Is Sworn In

IHT: Americas: 2 days ago
An earthquake hit central Chile as the inaugural ceremonies President Sebastián Piñera were under way. ...read article

Earthquake’s Burdens Weigh Heavily on Haiti’s Elderly

IHT: Americas: 2 days ago
No strangers to hardship, elderly Haitians find themselves distinctly vulnerable and emotionally burdened these days. ...read article

Aftershock Measuring 7.2 Shakes Chile During Inauguration

IHT: Americas: 2 days ago
A 7.2-magnitude quake hit central Chile on Thursday as the inaugural ceremonies for the new president were under way. ...read article

World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: A Castro Comrade Is Replaced

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
A general who as a teenager fought alongside Fidel Castro has been replaced as the official in charge of Cuba’s airlines and airports, according to a terse statement in the Communist Party newspaper. ...read article

U.N. Honors the 101 Who Served and Died in Haiti

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
At United Nations headquarters in New York, co-workers, friends and family members shared their grief and memories. ...read article

In Jury Selection for Hate Crime, a Struggle to Find Tolerance

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
Prospective jurors in the case of the 2008 killing of a 37-year-old Ecuadorean in Patchogue, N.Y., have brought up issues about the treatment of immigrants in Suffolk County. ...read article

American Freed From Haitian Jail

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
One of two Americans still being held on kidnapping charges was released from a Haitian jail and flew out of the country. ...read article

Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
The country, which kicked out oil firms in 1938, now needs assistance to get its oil out of the ground. ...read article

In Chile’s Capital, Damage Is Inside and Invisible

IHT: Americas: 4 days ago
Santiago’s streets appear mostly unscathed, but many people do not know if their lives will ever be the same. ...read article

Clinton Presses Region to Recognize Honduras

IHT: Americas: 7 days ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton repeated her call for more countries to recognize the new government of Honduras. ...read article

Departing Chilean President Defends Government’s Actions After Quake

IHT: Americas: 7 days ago
President Michelle Bachelet dismissed accusations that her past experience as a political prisoner made her reluctant to deploy troops as vandals descended on the disaster zone. ...read article

With Haitian Schools in Ruins, Children in Limbo

IHT: Americas: 7 days ago
Earthquake-damaged schools in and around the capital could stay closed for months or never reopen, officials say. ...read article