Monday, November 12, 2007

Daily Headlines: November 12, 2007

* Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto received “a hero's welcome” on the island after successfully defending his WBA welterweight crown Saturday against Shane Mosley.

* The U.S. was one hour away from invading Haiti in 1994, remarked ex-defense secretary William Perry last week.

* Archeologists in northern Peru unearthed a 4000-year-old painting which may lead to vital clues on pre-Columbian culture of the region.

* Exit polls indicate that the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution won yesterday’s election for governor in the Mexican state of Michoacán.

Sources- International Herald Tribune, Xinhua, Bloomberg, Rocky Mountain News

Image- CBC Sports

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