Monday, February 18, 2013

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US AG meets with Caribbean leaders in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder discussed regional crime with Caribbean leaders on Monday during a summit in Haiti.


B.C. man wages crusade against racist, offensive comments on Craigslist
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia man is waging a fight against racist and offensive comments on the website Craigslist.


Mexico's Gigante does not rule out Office Depot purchase
Office Depot store front is shwon in CaliforniaMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico's Grupo Gigante on Monday did not rule out a possible acquisition of the 50 percent stake in the Mexican unit of U.S. office-supply store chain Office Depot that it does not already own following a report it was in talks to do so. The Mex ican retailer has been considering options related to its 50 percent holding in Office Depot's local unit since 2008, Grupo Gigante said. Last week U.S. news agency Bloomberg said it was in talks to buy the other half. …


Israeli Ethiopian birth control ignites debate
In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2013 photo, an Ethiopian Israeli, who asked not to be identified, is seen during an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem. Accusations that Israel deliberately attempted to curb birth rates among its Ethiopian community have reopened a charged debate over discrimination against the immigrants, highlighting the state's tenuous relationship with a community that has yet to fully settle into the Israeli mainstream. While the charges have not been proven, it remains unclear why so many Ethiopian women were receiving a controversial injection that is hardly prescribed to other Israelis. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)JERUSALEM (AP) -- Accusations that Israel deliberately tried to curb birth rates among Ethiopian immigr ants have reopened a debate over discrimination against the group -- highlighting the state's uneasy relationship with a community that has yet to fully settle into the Israeli mainstream.


Nestle withdraws beef products after horse DNA found: FT
A Nestle logo is pictured on a factory in OrbeLONDON (Reuters) – Nestle , the world's biggest food company, removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain on Monday after tests revealed traces of horse DNA above 1 percent, the Financial Times online reported, citing a company sta tement. Swiss-based Nestle, which just last week said products under its labels were not affected by the escalating horsemeat scandal, said it had informed the authorities, the FT reported. Nestle was not immediately available for comment. …


Costa Rica toughens stance in US-backed drug fight
In this Jan. 25, 2013 photo, a detection officer with U.S. Customs and Border Protection takes photos of a potential drug-carrying boat from inside a P3 Orion Airborne Early Warning Aircraft while flying over waters near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. The Central American country abolished its army in 1948 and plowed money into education, social benefits and environmental preservation. As a result, Costa Rican officials say, the country can't battle ruthless and well-equipped Mexican drug cartels without U.S. help. The U.S. is patrolling Costa Rica's skies and waters and providing millions of dollars in training and equipment to Costa Rican officials who have launched a tough line on crime backed by top-to-bottom transformation of the law-enforcement and justice systems. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein)LIBERIA, Costa Rica (AP) -- On a recent Friday morning at a gleaming new international airport in Costa Rica, hundreds of tourists from New York and Minnesota emerged blinking onto the sun-blasted tarmac. At the other end of the runway, eight Americans zipped into tan flight suits aboard a massive white surveillance plane.


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