Daily Headlines: November 6, 2008

* Colombia: According to CNN the U.S. will withhold aid to three Colombian army units involved in the disappearance of eleven teenagers.

* Latin America: Representatives for the Venezuelan and Argentine governments blasted the conviction of a businessman at the “Maletagate” trial.

* Cuba: Paging William Shatner – Priceline got fined $12,250 for breaking U.S. travel sanctions on Cuba.

* Honduras: A new tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and threatens flood-ravaged Honduras along with other Central American and Caribbean territories.

Image- theage.com.au (“On guard: Colombian soldiers watch over a cocaine seizure this week.”)
Sources- The Latin Americanist, CNN, IHT, Bloomberg, forbes.com, Reuters