Daily Headlines: July 31, 2007

* It was exactly one year ago today in Cuba that Fidel Castro ceded power to his brother Raul. More on that later today (tomorrow; I promise).

* Follow-up: Peruvian president Alan Garcia criticized his own mandate as protests continue throughout the country.

* Latin American stocks rallied during trading on Monday as investors were advised to buy in growing firms.

* Canada and Argentina have agreed to start discussions on a new nuclear power plant in the South American nation.

* Spain’s government is encouraging the Guatemalan legislature to pass a measure creating special anti-gang commission.

* Investigators are looking into the cause of a subway accident in Caracas, Venezuela that killed one person.

Sources (English)- Bloomberg, International Herald Tribune, El Universal, Reuters Canada, The Latin Americanist

Sources (Spanish)- El Diairo/La Prensa

Image- Toward Freedom (Violence and unrest in Peru have escalated over the past few weeks)