Zapatistas celebrate anniversary

"Thousands of Zapatista rebels have celebrated the 13th anniversary of their brief uprising against the Mexican government with dances, songs and discussions aimed at improving the status of poor Indians in the southern state of Chiapas. The ceremonies, which attracted...

50 Things We Know Now (That We Didn't Know This Time Last Year) 2006 Edition

You know how it is. You go through life thinking you've got your head wrapped around the world and all of its knowable information. Then one day you read that since 2005, scientists have discovered more than 50 new species of animals and plants on the Southeast Asian island...

Bank of America unit offers free online trades to certain depositors

"Bank of America's brokerage unit is allowing investors in the mid-Atlantic region and the Southeast to trade without paying commissions as long as they keep $25,000 on deposit at the bank."

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Alleged sex slaver asks to run Thai tours

"An Australian hairdresser facing the nation's first charges of importing Thai sex slaves has begged the court to return his passport so he can take tourists to Thailand and Southeast Asia. Keith William Dobie, 46, was arrested and charged on Aug 2 with taking three Thai...

Smoke worsens in Southeast Asia (Reuters)

" SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Visibility plunged to 50 metres in parts of Borneo island on Saturday and Singapore recorded its highest pollution reading in nearly a decade as fires in Indonesia sent acrid smoke across Southeast Asia. Singapore issued its first haze-related health...

Arizona man stung to death by "killer" bees (Reuters)

" PHOENIX (Reuters) - A swarm of "killer" bees attacked a man and his father as they repaired a roof in a small town in southeast Arizona, killing one man and hospitalizing the other, police said on Monday. Cochise County Sheriff's Department said the Africanized honey bees...

Members Of Violent Latino Gang Thought To Be Connected With Recent Murder

50,000 members in the U.S. in at least 33 states. Mostly illegals from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico.

The *La Raza* Immigration Policy

Amnesty and a "path to citizenship" for 12 million illegal aliens. Pardons for all businesses that hired illegals. Outsourcing of immigration policy to Corporate America to go abroad and hire workers for jobs Americans cannot take at the wages offered.

Mexican Migrant Workers in the Southeast United States

Who are they, and where are they from? Where are they going, and why? Issues for the United States and Americans. Issues for Mexico and Mexicans.