Friday, June 22, 2007

Daily Headlines: June 22, 2007

* The ex-governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo (image) sits behind bars after being accused of helping smuggle over 200 tons of cocaine into the U.S.

* Baltasar Garzon- the Spanish judge that issued an arrest warrant against Augusto Pinochet- faces accusations by Venezuela’s government after criticizing them for the RCTV affair.

* Hollywood has maps of the stars. Santiago, Chile has maps of torture centers during the Pinochet era.

* Ecuador’s government has requested the U.N. to place the Galapagos Islands on its list of endangered locations.

Sources- Yahoo! News, Reuters AlertNet, Guardian UK, CNN

Image- BBC News

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