Morning briefs on Nicaragua, Mexico, and the environment

*Representatives from the world's top polluting countries are meeting in Monterrey, Mexico in order to discuss viable ways to reduce pollution.

* U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said that he would not comment on Daniel Ortega’s possible return to the Nicaraguan presidency.

* Violence in the Mexican state of Oaxaca continued as protestors launched explosives against two banks.

Links- CNN, ABC News (U.S.), Ottawa Recorder

Image- Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies (Smog hovering above Sao Paulo, Brazil).

Tags- crime, science, Mexico, Nicaragua