Daily Headlines: June 12, 2007

* Cuban-American senator Bob Menendez (image) will not only support Hillary Clinton’s candidacy for the U.S. presidency but will serve as her campaign co-chair.

* Congrats to Latina actress Ana Ortiz (best known for her role in “Ugly Betty”) who got married over the weekend in Puerto Rico.

* The Christian Science Monitor examines the dangers facing journalists in Mexico.

* The Hugo Chavez-led Bank of the South will have its main office in Caracas with branches in Bolivia and Argentina.

* Mexico’s peso continues to fall in value after investors' worries over the U.S. economy.

* Follow-up: remember the State Department report that blasted Venezuela’s counternarcotics efforts? Guess which country’s law enforcement seized 2.5 tons of cocaine bound for Africa.

Image- WNYC

Sources- Guardian UK, Christian Science Monitor, Zee News, Wikipedia, Bloomberg, Monsters & Critics, Wikipedia, USA TODAY, The Latin Americanist, Metro