Daily Headlines: July 31, 2009

* Haiti: The U.S. Coast Guard ended its search mission for up to 79 Haitian migrants missing from a capsized ship off the Turks and Caicos Islands.

* Brazil: A Brazilian court ordered the release of the widow of the late boxer Arturo Gatti after investigators ruled his death as a suicide.

* U.S.: A group of 97 illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala including children were found by Arizonan authorities crammed into a refrigeration trailer.

* Bolivia: Iran penned a deal with Bolivia providing the Andean country with a $280 million energy loan.

Image- AP (“A rescue boat from the Coast Guard Cutter Bear approaches a 50-foot, green wooden Haitian vessel to begin ferrying migrants to safety on board the Coast Guard cutter, some 28 miles southwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas, in this Sept. 16, 2004 file photo.”)
Online Sources- CNN, BBC News, LAHT, MercoPress

Daily Headlines: July 20, 2009

* Spain: Cyclist Alberto Contador may’ve clinched the Tour de France after a win in Stage 15 earned him the yellow jersey and a 1:37 lead over teammate Lance Armstrong.

* U.S.: A second suspect was arrested in connection with the assault and bias attack of a Latino man in the New York borough of Staten Island.

* Brazil: According to the local press, an autopsy exam found that former boxing champion Arturo Gatti may've committed suicide but didn’t rule out murder.

* Latin America: The International Court of Justice will hold hearings in two months regarding a tense border dispute between Argentina and Uruguay.

Image- Guardian UK
Online Sources- AP, AFP, BBC Sport, New York Daily News

Daily Headlines: July 13, 2009

* U.S.: Did you know that “reggaeton” is one of the approximately 100 new words added to the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary?

* Brazil: Police in Recife have arrested the wife ex-boxing champion Arturo Gatti and could charge her in the murder of her husband.

* Peru: At least 246 children have died in the southern part of the country as a result of the harsh winter cold.

* El Salvador: Despite remittances being an important part of El Salvador’s economy, money transfers to that country plummeted by 10.3% in the first half of the year.

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Online Sources- MSNBC, LAHT, CNN, Reuters