Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army (AP)

Soldiers guard a street in the area where Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel was allegedly killed during an army raid in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday July 29, 2010. Coronel is considered number three in the organization of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin Chapo Guzman. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced.
Top Mexican trafficker Coronel dead (Reuters)

Soldiers guard a street in the area where, according to Mexico's Defense Minister, Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel was killed during an army raid in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Coronel is considered number three in the organization of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin Chapo Guzman. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)Reuters - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a major Mexican drug trafficker, was killed during an army operation, the government confirmed on Thursday in what may be a coup for President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs.
Top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang killed: reports (AFP)

Handout picture released by Mexico's Attorney General Office in May shows gold and silver-plated, diamond-incrusted guns believed to belong to allies of the powerful Sinaloa drug gang, seized by Mexican security forces in Zapopan, Jalisco. Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, a top leader of Sinaloa gang, has been killed during a military raid, according to media reports.(AFP/PGR/File)AFP - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang, was killed in a military raid in the suburbs of the western city of Guadalajara, according to media reports.
Canada cancels 2 Mexicana flights on creditor request (Reuters)
Reuters - Airline Mexicana de Aviacion said on Thursday that two Mexico-bound flights were canceled on request from a creditor to Canadian authorities who demands clarification over the company's financial situation.
Wyclef Jean steps toward Haitian presidential race (Reuters)
Reuters - Grammy-award winning singer Wyclef Jean said on Thursday that he has taken legal steps toward running for president in quake-devastated Haiti, but has not made a definite decision to run.
Top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang detained: reports (AFP)

Handout picture released by Mexico's Attorney General Office in May shows gold and silver-plated, diamond-incrusted guns believed to belong to allies of the powerful Sinaloa drug gang, seized by Mexican security forces in Zapopan, Jalisco. Ignacio 'Nacho' Coronel, a top leader of Sinaloa gang, has been killed during a military raid, according to media reports.(AFP/PGR/File)AFP - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang, has been detained in a military raid in the suburbs of the western city of Guadalajara, media reports said here Thursday.
Mexican drug gunmen demand media run clips (AP)
AP - Gunmen who abducted four journalists in northern Mexico are demanding their media outlets broadcast videos apparently taped by a drug cartel that accuse officials of favoring a rival gang.
Cuban hunger striker Farinas leaves hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, whose long hunger strike helped pressure the Cuban government into releasing political prisoners, left the hospital on Thursday, not fully recovered, but ready to resume his life of opposition.
Pair wanted in US woman's death deported to Panama (AP)

Detainees identified by Nicaraguan authorities as William Adolfo Cortez, second left, of Texas, and his wife Jane Cortez, top left, walk down a police vehicle before being extradited to Panama at the airport in Managua, Nicaragua, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Authorities said the two, detained near the border with Costa Rica, have been identified as the couple wanted in Panama in the death of U.S. woman Lynn Hughes and that they matched photographs Panamanian authorities provided of William Cortez and his wife Jane.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Nicaragua deported a U.S. couple to Panama, where they face charges of killing two Americans in a scheme to steal their property on a Caribbean archipelago popular with expatriates.
Cuban ex-hunger striker Farinas home from hospital (AP)
AP - Cuban opposition activist Guillermo Farinas returned home from the hospital Thursday three weeks after ending a 134-day hunger strike that left him sluggish, with neck pain and difficulty walking.
Treasury to advise Haiti on tax collection (Reuters)
Reuters - Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard met top Haitian leaders on Thursday to discuss the upcoming deployment of a technical assistance team to tighten financial management in Haiti.
South Americans try to end Venezuela-Colombia rift (Reuters)

Colombian police officers attend a ceremony in Cali, July 28, 2010. 1000 police officers arrived in the city of Cali, the third largest city in the country, to strengthen the fight against crime. REUTERS/Jaime SaldarriagaReuters - South American foreign ministers meet in Ecuador on Thursday to discuss broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia, with sparks likely over the two Andean nations' clashing plans to fix a crisis over leftist rebels.
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