Daily Headlines: May 17, 2011

* Bolivia: The Bolivian government is expected to sign several oil and natural gas exploration deals with Russian energy firm Gazprom.

* Argentina: Japan officially withdrew from this summer’s Copa America in Argentina due to several factors including a recent major earthquake and tsunami.

* Brazil: A Brazilian court convicted two U.S. pilots for their role in a 2006 crash though they will not serve any time in prison.

* Canada: Canadian immigration officials are set to deport a gay Nicaraguan man who “made headlines” in 2007 after he was refused refugee status when authorities “doubted his sexual orientation because he hadn’t pursued men.”

Image – AP via BBC News
Online Sources- thestar.com, Bloomberg, Reuters, ESPN Soccernet

Daily Headlines: November 18, 2010

* Argentina: Lionel Messi's last-second score was the lone goal in Argentina's tough win over traditional regional soccer rivals Brazil.

* Cuba: A division of Russian energy giant Gazprom will help explore and develop several possibly lucrative Cuban offshore oil blocks.

* Honduras: The murders of most of the 260 Honduran women killed this year have gone unpunished according to a local women's rights organization.

* Ecuador: Could a weakened economy lead to another attempted "coup" against President Rafael Correa?

Video Source - YouTube via ElEspectador com
Online Sources - insidecostarica.com, CBC, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist

Daily Headlines: March 19, 2008

* The Organization of American States adopted a resolution criticizing Colombia’s recent military incursion into Ecuadorian territory while also recognizing that countries must commit to combating “irregular groups.”

* Russian energy giant Gazprom signed a deal with Bolivia that allows the company to explore for natural gas there.

* Cuban farmers can now buy their own supplies instead of only through the island’s government in a decision aimed at improving agrarian production.

* U.S. anti-drug officials have expressed worry over the recent finding of coca plantations in the Brazilian rainforest.

Sources- BBC News, The Latin Americanist, MercoPress, International Herald Tribune, Bloomberg

Image- BBC News (“Colombia's raid on the Farc camp inside Ecuador raised tensions”)