Mother Antonia, who tended to prisoners’ needs, dies at 86
Mother of seven left Beverly Hills in 1977 to live in a Mexican prison and comfort inmates and their families.
Where basketball is played barefoot, and leads to a way out
In a remote, dirt-poor town in southern Mexico, basketball helps bring kids “out of the shadows.”
The land of Juan Valdez prepares for arrival of Starbucks
Coffee chains in Colombia brace for the arrival of the Seattle giant, which plans to open 50 stores there.
Argentina’s president undergoes brain surgery
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in trouble in the polls, had blood successfully drained from a clot.
Economic chaos brings fingerprint scanners to Venezuela
Officials hope to identify citizens who buy air tickets not to travel, but to win the right to buy dollars at a good rate.
Colombian ex-leader sounds off on heir’s talks with rebels
Uribe relentlessly bashes Santos on Twitter, raising eyebrows with his warnings against the negotiations.
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Asia / Pacific
- Strong typhoon lashes Philippines, kills 4 amid fears of massive damage
- One of the strongest storms blasts Philippines
- Officials: Roadside bombs kill 12 in restive south Afghanistan; 5 women among the dead
- Maldives makes 3rd try to elect president Saturday after bickering bruised its young democracy
- Facing terrorist threat, Pakistan creates its own Patriot Act
Africa
- 2 killed by car bomb blast in Somalia capital, police officer says; toll could rise
- Mozambique rebels sow fear in fresh uprising, attacks on main highway claim casualties
- Uganda's president tests for HIV in public, hoping to encourage millions to check their status
- South Africa: 14 police officers and tax officials arrested in crackdown on corrupt cops
Middle East
- Kerry mounts diplomatic push on interim nuclear deal with Iran, with boost from Russia, China
- Kerry mounts diplomatic push on interim nuclear deal with Iran, with boost from Russia, China
- Tear gas, clashes at Islamist-led protests in Egypt over detained female demonstrators
- Bomb blast striking street full of shoppers, other attacks across Iraq kill 19 people
The Americas
- Forensic tests show no poison in remains of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda
- Vigilante ranchers, fruit growers kick out brutal drug cartel in western Mexican state
- Skulls said to have miraculous qualities at the center of annual festival in Bolivia
- New video emerges showing Toronto mayor in a rage, threatening to 'kill' someone
National Security
- Army veteran in NJ is 1 millionth new GI Bill beneficiary
- Veterans Affairs suspends mandatory overtime for workers as disability claims backlog drops
- JFK's Caroline: Family's sole survivor is keeper of family flame and new ambassador to Japan
- JFK's Caroline: Family's sole survivor is keeper of family flame and new ambassador to Japan