Daily Headlines: May 10, 2008

* Mexico: Esteban Robles became the second senior law enforcement official shot and killed this week in Mexico City.

* Latin America: Foreign investment in Latin America and the Caribbean reached record highs in 2007 according to the United Nations.

* Chile: Some animal rights groups are upset that hundreds of pets have been left behind by evacuating residents of villages surrounding the erupting Chaiten volcano.

* Brazil: Contrary to remarks made by a senior U.S. diplomat, Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim doesn’t believe that Iran is using Latin America to threaten U.S. security.

Image- MSNBC (“A Mexican Federal Police officer pauses during a ceremony to honor officers recently killed in Mexico City, Friday, May 9, 2008.”)

Sources- The Latin Americanist, Reuters, Caribbean Net News, International Herald Tribune, BBC News, Bloomberg