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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Daily Headlines: May 23, 2012
* Colombia: Is there a link between the deactivated bomb in a Buenos Aires theater where ex-Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe was supposed to lecture and the failed assassination attempt last week against former interior minister Fernando LondoƱo?
* Honduras: A new national police chief was sworn in to replace Ricardo Ramirez del Cid who left the post amidst controversy over the murder of journalist Alfredo Villatoro.
* Peru: Fisheries Minister Gladys Triveno claimed that “natural causes,” not oil exploration, led to the deaths of hundreds of dolphins off the Peruvian coastline.
* Guatemala: A judge added a second genocide charge against former dictator Efrain Rios Montt due to his supposed role in 1982’s Dos Erres massacre.
Video Source – YouTube via TVPublicaArgentina
Online Sources- Los Angeles Times, BBC News, Fox News, Huffington Post, Deutsche Welle
nothing about dominican elections?
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