Monday, December 1, 2008

Daily Headlines: December 1, 2008

* Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was one of numerous global leaders who condemned last week’s heinous attacks in Mumbai, India.

* Chile: Adios to Chilean soccer star Marcelo Salas who called it quits on Friday after a successful fifteen-year career.

* Ecuador: Is this a good idea? - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will make an official visit to Iran this week.

* Nicaragua: First the Sandinista government gets blasted for alleged electoral wrongdoing. Now they’ve had diplomatic relations with Georgia cut off over the Caucasus conflict.

Image- Los Angeles Times (“An Indian soldier stands guard outside the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel following an armed siege in Mumbai, India.”)
Sources-
The Latin Americanist, Xinhua, Canadian Press, Monsters & Critics

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