Daily headlines: February 15, 2007

* A Mexican scientist discovered a new species of frog after finding a tiny tree frog preserved in amber and millions of years old. (Image is not of that tree frog, but of the “hypnotoad”- a character from cult animated series “Futurama”).

* Remittances sent by Panamanians to other countries increased by 17.6% in 2006 with most of the money going to Colombia and the U.S.

* U.N. funds are trying to help people in flood-ravaged areas of Bolivia where over 200,000 people have been adversely affected.

* Peruvian and Chinese trade representatives have started the initial steps in creating a bilateral free trade agreement.

* Former president of Colombia ­Ernesto Samper insisted that Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega should help negotiate a peace pact between Colombia’s government and leftist guerillas.

Links- All Headline News, Wikipedia, Prensa Latina, United Press International, Reuters, International Herald Tribune

Image- MacOrama