Saturday, November 27, 2010
Weekend Headlines: November 27-28, 2010
* Brazil: Police have allegedly surrounded a group of drug traffickers in a Rio de Janeiro favela after nearly one week of intense fighting and violence.
* Mexico: Did kidnappers safely release former presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos as a Mexican newspaper claimed this morning?
* Latin America: Ecuador and Colombia agreed to reestablish diplomatic ties after two years of broken relations due to a controversial military raid on a guerilla camp.
* Haiti: The country’s presidential campaigns head into the homestretch amid reports of violence and mounting tensions.
* Costa Rica: Ex-president Oscar Arias may have to stand trial over alleged irregularities in a major mine concession.
* South America: England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup may’ve suffered a heavy blow after South America’s soccer federation publicly backed the joint bid from Spain and Portugal.
Video Source – BBC News via YouTube
Online Sources- BBC News, MSNBC, Voice of America, Insidecostarica.com, ESPN Soccernet, CNN
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Don't forgot: only with a Security Secretary from Rio Grande do Sul state (mr Beltrame) was possible this reaction.
The ultimate changes of the recent brasilian history was made for us, the gauchos. This is one more fact.
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