* Chile: Student protest leader Camila Vallejo was named by a nationwide poll as Chile’s Person of the Year.
* Brazil: Federal prosecutors in Brazil are seeking the suspension of operations of Transocean and Chevron as well as $10.6 billion in environmental and social damages.
* Cuba: The National Endowment for Democracy gave their annual humanitarian award to the late Cuban dissident Laura Pollan.
* Colombia: According to the Vatican Radio, Pope Benedict XVI called for the freeing of all the hostages held against their will by Colombian guerillas.
Image Source – Flickr via gpoo
Online Sources – Santiago Times, MSNBC, UPI, Bloomberg
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