http://www.khou.com/news/world RSS Feed for KHOU - News - World en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:51 GMT 2013-05-23T00:06:51Z en-us http://www.khou.com/news/world/208580471.html LIMA, Peru (AP) — Canada's prime minister has announced a new package of development aid for Peru that environmentalists are viewing warily because it is closely tied to Canadian mining investments in the South American country. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:44 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208580471.html 2013-05-23T00:06:44Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208541041.html LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — The farm state of Michoacan is burning. A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:51 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208541041.html 2013-05-23T00:06:51Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208562371.html BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Relatives of the victims of a nightclub fire that killed 242 people early this year in southern Brazil say little has been done to improve the safety of public gathering places since the tragedy. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:04:15 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208562371.html 2013-05-23T00:04:15Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208567041.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A legislator in Puerto Rico has submitted a bill that would increase fines and jail time for parents whose children skip classes or drop out of school. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:04:14 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208567041.html 2013-05-23T00:04:14Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208567001.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's president announced a $3.2 billion annual increase in cash handouts for the poor, students and pregnant women Wednesday, saying the programs will reach nearly 700,000 additional children, pay their families 35 percent more and encourage consumer spending in what is an election year. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:06:50 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208567001.html 2013-05-23T00:06:50Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208557321.html ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay exports enough soy, wheat and corn to feed 80 million people, more than 10 times its population, and its rivers provide abundant fresh water. But 14 percent of its children suffer chronic malnutrition, and many others lack clean drinking water. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:04:15 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208557321.html 2013-05-23T00:04:15Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208551241.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's Qom Indians have asked President Cristina Fernandez for help in recovering some of their ancestral land. Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:28 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208551241.html 2013-05-22T22:04:28Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208535571.html CANNES, France (AP) — To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas — how else? — with the flattery of his own mother. Wed, 22 May 2013 19:36:35 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208535571.html 2013-05-22T19:36:35Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208535711.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Under pressure from global financial circles, the Vatican has published its first annual report from its financial watchdog agency. Wed, 22 May 2013 20:04:37 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208535711.html 2013-05-22T20:04:37Z http://www.khou.com/news/world/208490321.html AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid. Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:21 GMT http://www.khou.com/news/world/208490321.html 2013-05-23T00:05:21Z