An Israeli tank struck a Syrian army vehicle Monday after a mortar shell landed on Israeli-held territory, the military said, in the first direct confrontation between the countries since the Syrian uprising broke out, sharpening fears that Israel could be drawn into the civil war next door. LatAm leaders call for review of US legal pot vote
Mexico and three Central American nations are calling for a review of international drug policies after two U.S. states voted to legalize recreational use of marijuana.
Will Brazil miss the goal with 2014 World Cup?
Brazil has had five years to ready itself for the 2014 World Cup and in that time officials have made the same two promises over and over.
US reelected to UN Human Rights Council seat
The United States was reelected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the organization’s top human rights body.
Dad seeks justice for slain son in broken Honduras
In a capital so dangerous that only the "walking dead" are said to venture out after dark, nothing could draw an obedient son from the safety of his parents' suburban home into the deserted night. Employee in explosion at Bombardier plant in Quebec dies in hospital
VALCOURT, Que. – Bombardier Recreational Products says one of its employees has died in hospital following an explosion last Friday at a Quebec plant.
Sweden anti-immigration party climbs to third place in polls
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A far-right party has taken third place in Swedish opinion polls, helped by concerns over immigration and rising unemployment, and may now hold the balance of power after the next national election in 2014. Nordic populist parties are showing resilience despite scandals among right-wing activists in Sweden and mass killings by anti-Islamist Anders Behring Breivik last year. The Sweden Democrats (SD) have about 11 percent support in an October poll published on Monday by United Minds pollsters in Aftonbladet newspaper, double its showing in the 2010 election. …
Germany's new-look Greens set sights on Merkel's voters
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Greens, Germany's third biggest political force, aim to poach votes from Angela Merke l's conservatives in next year's federal election, they said on Monday, after selecting new leaders with broad middle-class appeal. The Greens rejected suggestions they had chosen their twin candidates with an eye on a coalition with Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their CSU Bavarian allies in 2013 instead of with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD). … Spanish banks halt evictions amid growing protests
Spain's major banks agreed on Monday to suspend some evictions of homeowners unable to pay their mortgages after hundreds of thousands of Spaniards lost their homes during the crushing economic crisis and two recently committed suicide. CAR president's son jailed over unpaid hotel bill
Police say that Central African Republic President Francois Bozize had his son arrested over an unpaid hotel bill.
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