Daily Headlines: August 6, 2007

* Lake Titicaca- located over 10,000 feet up in the Bolivian Andes- is suffering from increased pollution by nearby cities.

* Could a radio DJ accused of racism against Hispanic immigrants be hired to take over the radio show once hosted by Don Imus?

* Archeologists in Mexico City think that they made a landmark discovery in finding the ancient tomb of Aztec king Ahuizotl.

* English club West Ham United agreed on terms that would allow Argentine striker Carlos Tevez to be transferred to soccer giants Manchester United.

* Follow-up #1: An ex-Colombian soldier arrested for corruption confessed that a drug kingpin tried to hire former troops that served in Iraq.

Follow-up #2: First it was Brazil’s defense minister, now it’s the country’s head of airports who was forced out of his post in the wake of the deadly TAM Flight 3054 accident.

Sources- IOL, Vivirlatino, Newsday.com, Guardian UK, BBC Sport, The Latin Americanist, Monsters & Critics

Image- sawf.org (According to the photo’s caption: “A woman steps through rubbish on the shoreline of Lake Titicaca”)