Daily Headlines: April 25, 2011

* Argentina: An Argentine judge concluded that “the Turkish state committed the crime of genocide against the Armenian people” between 1915 and 1923, much to the chagrin of Turkish officials.

* South America: Twenty-three Brazilian cities have declared states of emergency due to the wild weather while nearly one hundred are dead in Colombia due to heavy rains and flash floods.

* Mexico: The country’s antitrust agency confirmed that a $1 billion fine was levied against the Carlos Slim-owned America Movil telecom firm.

* Venezuela: Authorities at a Venezuelan airport detained a Colombian citizen suspected of running the website of the FARC guerillas.

Image – AFP (“People carry torches during a rally through the streets of Yerevan”, the capital city of Armenia.)
Online Sources- Mercopress, LAHT, Colombia Reports, MSNBC, CNN

World Watch: Sunset, sunrise

* Japan: After nearly 54 years of nearly unbroken rule, Japan’s conservative Liberal Democratic Party was defeated as most voters tired of political scandal and the country's weakened economy.

* Europe: Turkish and Armenian officials agreed to negotiations that could resume bilateral diplomatic ties after nearly a century of bitterness.

* Rwanda: Proceedings began in a trial against the accused mastermind of the massacre of 2000 Tutsis who were killed while seeking refuge from war.

* U.S.: White House spokesman Robert Gibbs launched the latest salvo in the war of words between the Obama administration and ex-vice president Dick Cheney over torture and national security.

Image- BBC News (Democratic Party of Japan “leader Yukio Hatoyama says he is ready for the challenge”).
Online Sources- Los Angeles Times, AFP, BBC News, MSNBC

Daily Headlines: April 28, 2008

* U.S.: Congrats to “Ugly Betty”; the sitcom won outstanding comedy series for the second straight time at the GLAAD Media Awards.

* Argentina: The Turkish government is peeved at Argentina over a bill regarding Armenian victims of genocide.

*Paraguay: Who does unmarried president-elect Fernando Lugo choose as his First Lady? How about his older sister.

* Mexico: Opposition legislators ended a 16-day suspension of Congress while thousands of protestors marched against the government’s proposed oil reforms.

Image- Sydney Morning Herald

Sources- BBC News, Reuters India, Today’s Zaman, International Herald Tribune