Daily Headlines: May 19, 2007

* Quick follow-up: Thirty years in jail awaits the convicted Brazilian mastermind behind the assassination of environmentalist nun Dorothy Stang (image).

* The reality of “communism” in Cuba- The German state of Bavaria struck a $500 million economic deal with Cuba.

* Looks like former Mexican leader Ernesto Zedillo will have a hard time being named the next World Bank president.

* Venezuela’s Supreme Court refused to hear a legal challenge by soon-to-be-shutdown network Radio Caracas Television.

* A San Francisco-based businessman was convicted of raping a seven-year-old boy in Mexico.

* Brazil’s legislature is considering a bill to eliminate visa requirements from five countries including the U.S. and Japan.

* Mexican soccer player Salvador Carmona was hit with a lifetime suspension after failing yet another doping test.

* Opposition politicians in Nicaragua are not pleased with the passage of a public information bill.

Links- Guardian UK, BBC News, Miami Herald, MSNBC, ESPN Soccernet, The Latin Americanist, People’s Daily Online

Image- BBC News