Daily Headlines: April 9, 2009

* U.S.: Ex-CIA operative and militant Luis Posada Carriles will be retried in August on immigration fraud charges.

* Colombia: Economist Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini may be mostly in the news for blasting Jim Cramer yet he also warned that Colombia will face a “difficult year” financially.

* Chile: Experts worry that the rumbling Llaima volcano could build up pressure and renew its eruptions.

* Venezuela: “China is the biggest engine that exists to lead the world beyond the crisis,” said President Hugo Chavez during a stop in Beijing.

Image- New York Times (Luis Posada Carriles is accompanied by his daughter in this 2007 photo).
Online Sources- Globe and Mail, The Latin Americanist, Reuters, Bloomberg, Prensa Latina