* U.S.: Good news - Pulitzer-prize winning novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" will be turned into a movie.
Bad news - Author Junot Diaz (image) worries over how the book will be portrayed in the film and whether Dominican actors will be used.
* Honduras: At least 18 prisoners died during fights on Saturday at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa.
* Puerto Rico: Chelsea Clinton visited university students on the island last week in order to drum up support for her mother's presidential campaign.
* Colombia: Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is "the main hope" for the liberation of kidnapped politician Ingrid Betancourt, according to remarks made by her husband.
Image- Guardian UK
Sources- BBC News, The Latin Americanist, New York Daily News, USA TODAY, Reuters
Monday, May 5, 2008
Daily Headlines: May 5, 2008
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