Follow-ups on news from the Americas

The following are follow-ups from previous posts on the blog:

*Haiti gangs to give up arms…: Haitian gangs decide to not give up arms because of raids by U.N. peacekeeping troops. (Left image of Haitian gang leader via MSNBC).

*Chavez and Bush actually agree…: Venezuela is getting cold feet over signing drug accord with the U.S.

*Follow-up: ICJ gives Uruguay green light…: Uruguay is going forward with constructing paper mills along the border with Argentina.

*Ecuadorian volcano may erupt again: Slowly but surely the rebuilding effort is underway in areas affected by a volcano in Ecuador.

*Evening headlines: Rape case divides…: An Argentine court overturned a previous ruling that would have allowed a mentally disabled rape victim undergo an abortion.

Update (25 August): A court overruled the injunction against the rape victim and as of now she has the legal right to perform an abortion.

*"Salvation, salvation…": Foreign Policy’s blog refutes Pat Buchanan’s claims of an “invasion” of immigrants into the U.S.

*Controversial book on Cuba…: Miami Dade public school leaders continue the push to ban a children’s book on Cuba.

*Pause that refreshes… and Op/ed article…: Coca-Cola has been getting stigmatized by activists partly due to union-busting in Central America and the “Killer Coke” (right image, via this site) campaign. For instance, the University of Sussex (England) banned all Coke products.

*Brazilian government asks Google…: Brazil’s government continues to put pressure on Orkut, a social networking site, which had been accused of making it easier to view and download child pornography.

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