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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Americas

Canadian Soldier Shot Near Parliament in Ottawa

Police officers rushed to secure the area and hunt for assailants after a guard was shot at the National War Memorial and several rounds were fired inside the Parliament building.

Mexican Military Executed at Least 12, Federal Panel Says

Soldiers said a shootout with gang suspects had led to the deaths in June, but a commission on human rights disputed that account.

Suspected Leader of Mexican Drug Cartel Arrested in Texas

Juan Francisco Sáenz-Tamez, 23, was apprehended on Tuesday while shopping, officials said. An indictment against him was unsealed the same day.

Hit-and-Run That Killed Canadian Soldier Is Called Terrorist Attack

A warrant officer was killed and another soldier was injured in a car crash that the police said was the result of a Canadian man’s turn to radical Islam.

Canada: Babies’ Bodies Found in Locker

The Winnipeg police said Tuesday that they had discovered four infants’ remains — a number they could not cite with certainty — in a storage locker.

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Ali Mazrui, Scholar of Africa Who Divided U.S. Audiences, Dies at 81

Professor Mazrui, who had taught since 1989 at Binghamton University, set off national criticism with his 1986 television documentary, “The Africans: A Triple Heritage.”

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Russia Today, Argentina Tomorrow

Latin America's populist leaders are degrading independent journalism.

Mexico Finds Many Corpses, but Not the Missing Students

Five other mass graves have been discovered while the search for the 43 missing students continues

A Central American Dream

The Nebaj region of Guatemala has contributed to the surge of unaccompanied minors seeking a better life in the United States.

Deforestation Increasing in the Amazon

The challenges of balancing conservation and economic development in the largest remaining area of tropical forest come into sharp relief in Brazil.

For Migrants, a Difficult Journey Through Mexico

Mexico is trying to disrupt the flow of migrants traveling from Central America to the United States. Many are determined to make the trip anyway.

For Migrants, a Difficult Journey Through Mexico

Mexico is trying to disrupt the flow of migrants traveling from Central America to the United States. Many are determined to make the trip anyway.

A Familiar Figure on the Santo Domingo Waterfront

The Vatican ambassador who serves as a personal envoy of the pope has been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Dominican Republic

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