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November 20, 2009Americas Index From The Associated Press
A.P. INDEXES: TOP STORIES | NEWS | SPORTS | BUSINESS | TECHNOLOGY | ENTERTAINMENT
| TOP AMERICAS ARTICLE AT 7:21 PM ET
Argentina Forces Dirty War Orphans to Provide DNA
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago -- even when they don't want to know their birth parents.
| McCain Urges Obama to Speed Up Afghan Decision 5:23 p.m. ET
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested by his top commander there.
Lesbian US War Deserter Wins Stay of Deportation 5:14 p.m. ET
TORONTO (AP) -- A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal Court ruled Friday.
Mexican Reporter on Organized Crime Goes Missing 4:34 p.m. ET
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime.
Gates: US to Do Its Part to Slow Afghan Corruption 3:44 p.m. ET
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) -- The United States will do its part to reduce corruption in Afghanistan by examining its own contracts and projects, even as it is demanding the same from the Afghan government, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.
Guatemala Reopening International Adoptions 1:59 p.m. ET
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold.
Brazil Leader Urges Freeze on Israeli Settlements 11:59 a.m. ET
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians.
Peruvian Police: Gang Killed People for Their Fat 3:10 a.m. ET
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
Honduras Interim President May Take Leave for Vote 11:41 p.m. ET
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections.
Obama Answers Questions From Top Cuban Blogger 11:36 p.m. ET
HAVANA (AP) -- President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in ''talking for the sake of talking'' with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.
Peruvian Police: Gang Killed People for Their Fat 9:10 p.m. ET
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from their corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major market for fat might exist.
Canada Faces Allegations of Torture Complicity 8:26 p.m. ET
TORONTO (AP) -- Canada's defense minister on Thursday attacked the credibility of a senior Canadian diplomat who alleged that government officials ignored evidence that prisoners handed over to Afghanistan's intelligence service a few years ago were tortured.
Mexican Once Put Up for Oldest Woman Dies at 119 6:45 p.m. ET
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- A Mexican once put forward for the title of world's oldest woman has died at 119, government officials said Thursday.
Mexico City's Transit Improvements on Track 6:03 p.m. ET
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious recognition for a world-class transit system that has reduced pollution in one of the globe's largest cities.
1st Monument at Guyana's Jonestown Suicide Site 1:29 p.m. ET
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) -- It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay.
Behind Missed Gitmo Deadline: No One Wants Jailees 8:27 a.m. ET
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison -- partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees.
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