The first hurricane of the season formed Sunday off Mexico's southern coast, and forecasters said it could head for land. Two small bombs exploded in Colombia's third-largest city Sunday, the latest in a wave of bombings that have unnerved the nation. A U.S.-backed offensive against cocaine crops threatens one of its main sources of cash. Kidnappings, extortion and attacks on defenseless towns have turned public opinion against it. The breeze rustles through a lone inga tree alongside the dirt road that crosses the savannah.
Women hike past carrying baskets filled with cassava.
Venezuelan lawmakers said they would approve a state of emergency if President Hugo Chavez declares one when he gets back from an overseas trip, according to comments published Saturday. Officials in the French Caribbean on Saturday confirmed three cases of a brain-wasting ailment in the islands and said one could be a variant linked to mad cow disease. Defense Minister Luis Fernando Ramirez has resigned, possibly to launch a bid for president of Colombia as a member of the ruling Conservative Party.