Monday, November 17, 2008

Daily Headlines: November 17, 2008

* Latin America: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced plans to visit several Latin American countries later this month including Cuba and Venezuela.

* Dominican Republic: A pair of Cabinet officials rejected the misconception that Haitian migrants are all criminals.

* Peru: A lawyer representing former President Alberto Fujimori said that his client “plans to remain silent” if he’s called to testify at the trial of ex-intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos.

* Chile: The country’s legislature passed a bill allocating funds for the construction of a Holocaust memorial.

Image- Javno
Sources- Xinhua, AP, IHT, Dominican Today, Voice of America

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