Thursday, July 24, 2008

Daily Headlines: July 24, 2008

* Cuba: The video of Omar Khadr’s interrogation at Guantanamo may’ve been controversial but 78% of Canadians said that the video didn’t change their opinions on his case.

* Venezuela: The Chavez administration rejected reports claiming that Russia will be allowed to have military bases in Venezuela.

* Argentina: President Cristina Kirchner is presiding over a Cabinet reshuffle in the wake of last week’s tax plan rejection.

* Haiti: Haitian children remain in high risk of being abused despite improved security according to a U.N. report.

Sources- The Latin Americanist, BBC News, Bloomberg, Xinhua, National Post, UPI

Image- New York Times (“A 2003 video of Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was 16 at the time, during an interrogation at Guantánamo Bay.”)




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