Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug cartels have launched an offensive against U.S. government employees.

Dozens of journalists took to the streets Monday in northern Honduras to protest attacks on their colleagues after gunmen killed a television journalist in a hail of bullets - the third such slaying in two weeks.

Three people associated with the U.S. Consulate office in Ciudad Juarez were killed Saturday in the troubled city, prompting swift condemnation from President Barack Obama.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The last of 10 American missionaries detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping is facing a new charge.

President Barack Obama is applauding Colombian President Alvaro Uribe for accepting a court decision that prevents him from running for a third term.