Daily Headlines: September 28, 2007

* Thieves broke into the Buenos Aires home/office of film director Francis Ford Coppola and stole several personal belongings including a laptop containing the screenplay of his latest film.

* Tropical Storm Lorenzo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the Mexican coast early on Friday.

* Guatemala's national police chief quit after two policemen were arrested for killing five youths.

* Venezuelan oil workers demanding better working conditions clashed with police on Thursday.

* Follow-up: Ana Paula de Oliveira- a female Brazilian soccer referee who posed in Playboy several months ago- will be banned from officiating after missing a crucial physical exam. (Later today we'll discuss yesterday's upset of Brazil over the U.S. in the semis of the Women's World Cup).

(Hat tip: The Offside).

Image- Sydney Morning Herald

Sources- The Offside, The Latin Americanist, Mathaba, Monsters & Critics, Reuters, Houston Chronicle, Reuters UK