Daily Headlines: April 30, 2007

* A belated rest-in-peace to author David Halberstam (image) who died last Monday. Here is a piece he wrote for ESPN.com where he ruminated about American football while vacationing in Argentina.

* Brazilian slum residents view with mixed emotions the use of vigilante groups to provide security.

* Colombia's chief prosecutor plans to emphasize the links between paramilitary groups and U.S companies during his visit to Washington, DC this week.

* Chile’s government has requested Google Earth to correct the wrongful mapping of a southern Chilean town in Argentina.

* Wal-Mart agreed to settle a dispute with Puerto Rican environmental authorities due to problems with a store in Caguas.

Links- International Herald Tribune, USA TODAY, Houston Chronicle, The Latin Americanist

Image- SUNY- University at Albany