Daily Headlines: August 1, 2007

* A U.N. report concluded that the lack of potable water is damaging the health of youngsters throughout Latin America, particularly these that are poor and of indigenous or African backgrounds.

* Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled against the publishing of “bloody photos” depicting crime victims in two newspapers.

* Multinational brewer SABMiller sales rose by 13% over the past quarter partly due to more demand in Latin America.

* Workers at Chile’s Codelco copper mine voted to end a strike that has lasted for over a month.

* Follow-up: Human rights group Amnesty International joined calls by Human Rights Watch to investigate possible police abuse during confrontations in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Image- BBC News (Water is delivered via tankers to rural areas of Peru)

Sources- BBC News, International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg, Reuters AlertNet, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist