Daily Headlines: October 30, 2007

* Mexican antitrust authorities will begin an investigation against the telephone companies owned by billionaire Carlos Slim (image).

* Opposition has come from several groups- including immigrants rights organizations- against New York governor Eliot Spitzer's plan to provide licenses to illegal immigrants.

* Archeologists encountered a vital find in Puerto Rico: a large space possibly used for ceremonial rites by pre-Columbian peoples.

* Brazil’s government plans to increase defense spending by over 50% in 2008.

* Venezuela’s Attorney General admitted in an interview that corrupt officers have helped drug traffickers from neighboring Colombia.

* Follow-up: From one current presidenta to a future presidenta – Chile’s Michelle Bachelet congratulated Argentine Cristina Kirchner for her victory on Sunday.

Sources- International Herald Tribune, news.com.au, earthtimes.org, Newsday.com, New York Times

Image- Sydney Morning Herald