Cuba to send 3 more prisoners to exile in Spain

AP – Members of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White attend their weekly march in front of Santa Rita church …
By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 2:35 pm ET
HAVANA – Roman Catholic officials on Monday announced the names of three more Cuban prisoners who have accepted exile in Spain in return for freedom.

Argentina's president addresses nation in tears

AP – In this picture released by Argentina presidency, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez prepares to …
By DEBORA REY, Associated Press Debora Rey, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 10:22 pm ET
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's president emerged from mourning Monday vowing to honor the memory of her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, as she leads the country.
Cristina Fernandez spoke to the nation for the first time since Wednesday's heart attack death of Kirchner, a popular former president who was her closest ally and confidant in what many people viewed as a virtual joint presidency.

Costa Rica denounces alleged Nicaraguan incursion

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica on Monday asked the Organization of American States to call an urgent meeting to address an alleged incursion by Nicaraguan troops onto Costa Rican soil.

Security Minister Jose Tijerino said more police had been sent to the northeastern border with Nicaragua after authorities detected Nicaraguan troops on Calero, an island in the San Juan River claimed by Costa Rica.

Mexico: 4 US citizens killed in separate attacks

AP – People hang a banner that reads in Spanish 'No more death' outside the federal attorney general office …
By OLIVIA TORRES, Associated Press Olivia Torres, Associated Press – Tue Nov 2, 12:58 am ET
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Four U.S. citizens were shot to death in separate attacks in the border city of Ciudad

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Theodore Sorensen obituary

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Theodore Sorensen, universally known as Ted, was one of those men whose brilliant career and great talents were partially clouded by anonymity. Even before his boss, John Fitzg

Actor playing gunman shot dead in Philippines

A village watchman in the central Philippines allegedly mistook an actor playing a masked gunman in a British film for a real assassin and fatally shot him, police said today. Watchman Eddie Cuizon tried to accost Filipino actor Kirk Abella late on Saturday, then shot him as the actor was directed to speed away on a motorcycle with a masked driver, said community police chief Alexis Relado of Cebu City's Parian district.Cuizon, 52, told police he had been woken up by a concerned citizen who reported the presence of armed men in his community. He told police he saw two masked men on a motorcycle and approached them but they sped away and he stumbled as he tried to stop them, injuring his knee. He fired at Abella when the actor pulled out a gun, which turned out to be made of plastic, Relado said.

Burmese people's dream of accountable government remains distant

Free Burma Coalition stages a protest against the 7 November Burmese national elections in Manila. Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images
In under a week, national elections will be held in Burma for the first time in 20 years. After so many years of military rule this should have been a huge event. But instead Sunday's poll will represent another missed opportunity as Burma's rulers again