* Mexico: Local human rights groups have accused Mexico’s military of torture, forced disappearances and other abuses in order to combat crime.
* Bolivia: U.S. officials extradited a former Bolivian coup leader nicknamed “the minister of cocaine” back to his native land where he awaits trial.
* Dominican Republic: Protests have grown in parts of the country after an elderly demonstrator was killed by a gas canister fired by police.
* Peru: Outgoing Prime Minister Yehude Simon may soon run for president as part of an alliance between business interests and independents.
Image- CNN
Online Sources- MSNBC, LAHT, CBS News, Reuters, The Latin Americanist
Friday, July 10, 2009
Daily Headlines: July 10, 2009
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