Daily Headlines: September 11, 2007

* On the one hand, dozens of U.S. truckers protested against a pilot program allowing their Mexican counterparts to drive along U.S. interstate highways. On the other hand, U.S. farmers are increasingly expanding their operations into Mexico.

* Have “death squads” returned to El Salvador?

* The leaders of Bolivia and Venezuela reached several economic agreements yesterday.

* Follow-up #1: The official number of deaths in Nicaragua caused by Hurricane Felix has increased to 65.

* Follow-up #2: Legal appeals continue to obstruct the extradition of ex-Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega to France.

Sources (English)- Guardian UK, International Herald Tribune, El Universal, Prensa Latina, The Latin Americanist, Monsters & Critics

Source (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

Image- SignOnSanDiego.com (Truckers protest last week against an experimental initiative regarding Mexican trucks traveling on U.S. highways)