Daily headlines: December 1st

* Ouch! Protestors in Paraguay have set up a public crucifixion in support of a former general convicted of staging a coup a decade ago.

* Brazil’s government “has not lived up to expectations” according to a report on the struggle for land rights.

* A second-half strike by Humberto Suazo helped Chilean side Colo Colo tie against Mexican squad Pachuca in the first of a two-game final for the Copa Sudamericana.

* Mining firms from Canada and the U.S. are behind a boom for finding precious metals on the Dominican Republic.

* Government officials from the Dominican Republic are trying to work out a deal with Saudi Arabia to build an oil refinery on the Caribbean nation.

Links- BBC News, Reuters, Guardian UK, Jamaica Gleaner, Malaysia Star

Image- BBC News

Tags- Latin America