Iraq declares U.S. withdrawal date a holiday; Israel frees most senior Hamas prisoner. Austin American Statesman | IRAQ | U.S. withdrawal date declared a holiday | BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government declared a public holiday to mark next week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities. American forces already have begun pulling back from outposts inside the cities ahead of a June 30 dea...
Mexico attractions-cliff divers in Acapulco The Examiner Comment RSS Print | Acapulco cliff divers | Mexico has lots of attractions from beautiful nature to courageous performers. Neither hurricanes nor epidemics can take this away. One of the ports of call during our cruise to Mexico was Acapulco, the cit...
Acapulco, Long Dotted With Tourists, Is Now Home to Drug War The New York Times | MEXICO CITY - Cliff divers, all-night discos, towering hotels on the sand - that is one side of Acapulco. But a four-hour gun battle over the weekend between soldiers and suspected drug traffickers made clear that the popular beach resort has a dar...
Acapulco, long dotted with tourists, now home to drug war The Miami Herald | Cliff divers, all-night discos, towering hotels on the sand — that is one side of Acapulco. But a four-hour gun battle over the weekend between soldiers and suspected drug traffickers made clear that the popular beach resort has a dark side and tha...
Attacks in Acapulco kill 2 police officers Denver Post | ACAPULCO, Mexico — Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco on Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific coast resort city plagued by drug violence. | The bold ...
2 police officers killed in Acapulco attacks Seattle Times | ACAPULCO, Mexico - Attackers used grenades and guns in near-simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco Monday, killing two officers and wounding two others in the Pacific Coast resort city plagued by drug violence. | The bold predawn a...
Gunmen throw grenades in Acapulco, 3 police killed The Guardian | NATALIA PARRA | Associated Press Writer= ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen launched grenades and opened fire in near simultaneous attacks on two police stations in Acapulco on Monday, killing three officers in violence that broke out less than 48...
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Tourists duck for cover as Hollywood comes to Acapulco The Australian | ACAPULCO: It was a shoot-out straight from Hollywood in the former playground of its biggest stars: masked and heavily armed Mexican soldiers battled outlaws holed up in a hillsi...
Andres weakens to tropical depression in Pacific Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | MIAMI - Andres has weakened to a tropical depression a day after becoming the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific season. | The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Andres' maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph. Forec...
Andres weakens to tropical depression in Pacific Houston Chronicle | MIAMI - Andres has weakened to a tropical depression a day after becoming the first hurricane of the Eastern Pacific season. | The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Andres' maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph. Forecasters say the system i...
Cyclone sweeps man to death Independent online | Mexico City - Hurricane Andres, the first cyclone of the eastern Pacific season, pounded western Mexico on Tuesday after sweeping a fisherman to his death and flooding streets in Acapulco. | Andres blew into a category one hurricane with sustained ...
Andres weakens to tropical storm, back out to sea The Guardian | LORENA MOGUEL | Associated Press Writer= PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — A weakening Tropical Storm Andres was heading out to sea Wednesday after flooding homes and killing at least one person on Mexico's southwestern coast, but forecasters war...
TripAtlas.com's lists its picks for non-traditional honeymoon destinations TravelDailyNews Summer is approaching which means one thing - romance will be at its peak as the high season for weddings and honeymoons begins. But many honeymooners are looking beyond the typical honeymoon destinations such as the Caribbean or Las Vegas. With the current economic uncertainty, many brides and grooms are booking more last minute trips or postponin...
Dining Guide Toledo Blade Summaries of recently reviewed area restaurants, in the order in which they were reviewed, with the most recent at the top. | w Budapest Restaurant, 3314 Monroe St., provides hearty homemade dishes - meat, starch, gravy - and time travel (culinary and decor). Recommended are chicken paprikas, Hungarian beef goulash, stuffed cabbage, chicken soup, a...