Monday, May 14, 2007

Daily Headlines: May 14, 2007

* The trial of one of the supposed intellectual heads behind the murder of nun and environmental activist Dorothy Stang (image) just begun in Brazil.

* The new face of Salvadoran tourism- having former guerrilla soldiers as tour guides.

* Promoting women in politics appears to be one of the aims behind the Guatemalan political coalition backing Rigoberta Menchu’s candidacy for president.

* A three-hour hostage situation at the Russian Embassy in Costa Rica on Friday ended peacefully.

Image- Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur

Links- International Herald Tribune, Denver Post, Prensa Latina, USA TODAY


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