Thursday, September 29, 2011

Daily Headlines: September 29, 2011


* Bolivia: The backlash against a police crackdown on protesters continued yesterday when tens of thousands of demonstrators marched down the streets of La Paz.

* Haiti: President Michel Martelly is running into stiff opposition against alleged plans to rebuild the military that was dismantled in 1995.

* Cuba: A government decree issued yesterday will permit Cubans to buy and sell their cars "without any prior authorization from any entity."

* Brazil: A judge ordered the suspension to construction of a major dam project in the Amazon rainforest.

Video Source – Al Jazeera English via YouTube

Online Sources- BBC News, NPR, Reuters, The Guardian

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