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Restrictions on money transfers to family members on the island are also lifted. Many trade restrictions remain in place.
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TRADE
The policy shift could lead to telecom deals and more air travel, among other opportunities. The degree of access that Cuba will offer, however, is still in question. >>
The president makes it easier for Cuban Americans to visit, communicate and send aid to relatives on the island, but U.S. trade embargo will remain. >>
Maximum Return Investments of El Segundo and its owner misappropriated or lost $23 million from about 150 Latino investors in California and six other states, the federal regulator said in a lawsuit. >>
LATIN AMERICA | PERU
Who needs summer camp when the fabled South American river beckons? A week-long boat trip reveals piranhas, pink dolphins and -- of course -- sloths. >>
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
There's not much feeling of taboo left in traveling to the island. Obama is expected to open the door wider. >>
The Transportation secretary and longtime House member will likely be key to bipartisan outreach efforts beyond his portfolio -- for more bailout funding, immigration reform and other measures. >>
Afghanistan: Cleric defends marital sex law / Iraq: 9 Sunni fighters killed in suicide blast / Ecuador: Volcano threatens Galapagos wildlife >>
FILMS & Programs
AMERICASSlide showHal Robert Myers will present "22 Degrees Below," a photographic tour of Latino-Caribbean culture around the 22nd parallel, extending from Oaxaca, Mexico, through Cuba, Hispaniola and Jamaica. >>PERU
If you goTHE BEST WAY TO PERU'S AMAZONFrom LAX, nonstop service is available to Lima in price on LAN, direct service (stop, no change of plane) on Aeroméxico and connecting service (change of plane) on American, Continental, LAN, Delta and Copa. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $416. >>COLUMN ONE
A reporter abroad trusted his colleagues. Now, a murder charge has him wondering how well he really knew them. >>
A federal program pays less than 12% of the cost for noncitizen criminals. As California renews its bid for funding, some lawmakers are optimistic. >>
North Korea: Kim appoints brother-in-law to key post / Bolivia: Morales continues hunger strike over constitution / India: 23 workers die in blaze at fireworks factory >>
REAL ESTATE
The tycoon accuses Irongate Wilshire's principals of failing to follow through on promises to build a five-star resort called Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico. >>
The detentions, which in some cases have nearly led to the deportation of citizens or legal residents, are drawing increased attention. >>
Immigration officials are usually swamped with requests to be allowed to hire skilled foreigners, but not this year. >>
Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years. Activists say the verdict shows that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes. >>
The meeting with three members of the Congressional Black Caucus may indicate Cuba's hope of improved relations with the U.S. >>
Somalia: Pirates seize British ship / Afghanistan: Merkel asks Karzai to review sex law / India: Bombings kill 8 in Assam / Cuba: Congressional Black Caucus meets with Raul Castro >>
Israel: Bedouin teen killed in attack / Sudan: U.S. envoy says Darfur situation dire / Afghanistan: Marital sex law to be reviewed / Mexico: 11 bodies found / Cuba: U.S. lawmakers in Havana >>
He was one of South America's most respected and prolific ethnographic filmmakers and was considered a pioneer in ethnobiography. He has more than 60 films to his credit. >>
The former Peruvian president, facing murder and kidnapping charges, portrays himself as his nation's savior. A judicial tribunal's verdict is due early next week. >>
MEXICO UNDER SIEGE
In Starr County, Texas, residents are used to corruption fueled by Mexican drug cartel money. But a well-liked sheriff's arrest is unsettling. >>
MEXICO UNDER SIEGE
Vicente Carrillo Leyva, son of the late kingpin Amado Carrillo Fuentes, is arrested in Mexico City. >>
Serbia: Compensation to U.S. family confirmed / The Philippines: Militants release aid worker / Venezuela: Chavez critic arrested / Pakistan: Would-be suicide bomber shoots himself >>
The lawsuit claims that their rights are being violated by being held for too long in a short-term facility, denied access to counsel and subjected to 'disgusting' conditions. >>
The Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles says it can help in ways that other associations focused on the ethnic group can't. >>
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Human rights groups say Carmelo Agamez's case is an example of how Colombia's justice system is broken, and how unjustifiable arrests are used to intimidate dissidents. >>
The secretary of Homeland Security says an additional 24 agents will work to intercept Mexico-bound vehicles carrying weapons and drug profits. >>
EUROPE OR BUST
Budget cuts have forced the famed Moscow theater to cancel an opera premiere and a ballet tour of Mexico -- indignities for a cultural gem that has thrived through generations of shifting empires. >>
Only 23 survivors are rescued after a packed boat capsized off Libya. The incident aggravates a furor over the smuggling of migrants from Libya to southern Italy. >>
A bipartisan group of senators says Congress is ready to pass legislation to allow all Americans to visit Cuba. Supporters say the move would create thousands of jobs. >>
Former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin, who was given credit for restoring democracy to his country after years of coups, dictators and "dirty war," died of lung cancer Tuesday at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 82. >>
Supervisor Gloria Molina proposes giving used holsters, helmets, gun belts, bulletproof vests, batons and patrol cars to Mexican and Thai authorities. >>
The assistance would be the country's first from the International Monetary Fund since the crisis that followed the 1994 devaluation of the peso. >>
A new policy will aim enforcement efforts at those who hire illegal workers. But immigration raids will continue, sources say. >>
MEXICO UNDER SIEGE
In a hearing in El Paso, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is told that U.S. troops are not necessary. Experts support more aid to Mexico to combat drug cartels. >>
With tougher enforcement and new barriers rising along the U.S.-Mexico border, many smugglers are taking to the sea to move drugs and immigrants. >>
China: Beijing celebrates while Tibetans mourn / North Korea: Rocket warning issued / India: Politician arrested / Colombia: Man arrested, accused of fathering 8 children with daughter >>
OBITUARIES
Janet Jagan, a Chicago nursing student who became Guyana's first white and first female president decades after immigrating to the region, died Saturday. She was 88. >>
A complaint has been filed against former Atty. Gen. Alberto Gonzales and other Bush administration figures, citing harsh interrogation tactics at the prison. >>
Juan Manuel Santos is credited with successes against the FARC rebels and has been the target of numerous assassination attempts. >>
Advocates of legalization have crafted a plan that could alienate businesses and key Republicans, including Sen. John McCain. But it is designed to lure a powerful new ally -- organized labor. >>
Thailand: Thaksin supporters protest / Kazakhstan: Simonyi returns to space / Mexico: U.S. marshal's death investigated / Somalia: Pirates seize two chemical tankers / Israel: 1 Olmert case dropped >>
The secretary of State tours a high-tech police facility in Mexico City and meets with university students in Monterrey. >>
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on a two-day visit to Mexico, accepts that the U.S. market for narcotics and a cross-border trade in U.S. guns contribute to Mexico's drug violence. >>
The Colombian city's homicide rate is down 90%, fighters are being re-integrated into society and the sewer system -- which left the river district an open cesspool -- is being revamped. >>
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