Monday, November 3, 2008

Daily Headlines: November 3, 2008

* Mexico: Border Patrol agents found seven Mexican army troops who claimed to have accidently crossed the border into the U.S.

* U.S.: According to this article, one former plant worker who was arrested and deported after the Postville immigration raid is still owed vacation pay.

* Haiti: “We Haitians are living like animals, and the government doesn't care” said one irate Haitian as only two-thirds of aid have yet to be delivered to the storm-ravaged country.

* Peru: Protests continued into the weekend as marchers rallied against the government and a recently passed mining law.

Image- MSNBC (June 2008 photo of a Mexican military convoy)
Sources-
The Latin Americanist, Des Moines Register, UPI, CNN, Voice of America, Reuters

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