US move linking Pemex to immigration sparks Mexican outrage
The House panel backed a nonbinding amendment tying immigration accords with Mexico to allowing U S investment in Pemex. Mexicans call it blackmail, citing Pemex national pride and 1938 oil nationalization. Officials pledge to keep Pemex in state hands while inviting foreign investment through new contracts.
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Grenade attack during Victory Day crowd in Omsk
A man in Omsk west Siberia threw a grenade at a fireworks crowd after a drunken scuffle, killing one and injuring 11. Emergency officials say four remained hospitalized Saturday as the assailant fled into the celebrations marking Russia's World War II victory.
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Earthquakes Rock Tokyo and Taiwan in Light Tremors
Moderate quakes struck southern Taiwan and near Tokyo causing light shaking but no serious damage or injuries reported. Taiwan's epicenter lay six miles deep in Taitung. Japan's near Chiba at about 50 miles deep.
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