Friday, May 11, 2007

Daily Headlines: April 11, 2007

* Former Colombian soccer star Freddy Rincon (image) was arrested in Brazil after being wanted for money laundering charges in Panama.

* Nationalization continues in Venezuela as the government purchased a controlling share of the country’s largest electric company.

* Via Hispanic Tips: A study found that Long Island, New York’s Hispanic community has been largely beneficial to the area.

* Crime has become one of the main topics in Guatemala’s presidential elections.

* Air travel on Chile’s main airline went up by nearly 30% in April, while sales in Wal-Mart’s Mexican stores rose by 0.5%.

* Brazilian authorities blamed two U.S. pilots for the country’s worst airline crash which killed 154 people.

Links- International Herald Tribune, Hispanic Tips, Newsday, BBC News, Reuters, Reuters UK, UPI

Image- canalrcn.com

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