Weekend Headlines: August 18, 2013 (Updated)

* Caribbean: On Saturday, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first three-time male winner of the 200-meter dash at the world track and field championships.

Update: Bolt won his third gold medal of the world track and field championships after anchoring Jamaica's victorious men's 4x100 meter relay team.

* U.S.: Miguel Tejada received a 105 game suspension from Major League Baseball (MLB) over testing positive for an amphetamine weeks after Alex Rodriguez was suspended for 211 games for violating the MLB’s drug policy.
 
* Chile: Employees at the world's largest private copper in Chile seeking better pay and improved working conditions staged a 24-hour strike last week.

* Mexico: Mexican airline Aeromexico and advertising firm Catatonia issued an apology regarding issuing a commercial casting call barring “dark-skinned” people from auditioning.

Video Source – YouTube via Universal Sports

Online Sources including Update- USA TODAY; BBC News; ITV; ESPN New York; The Guardian; CNN

Daily Headlines: February 11, 2009

* U.S.: While Alex Rodriguez may be losing in the court of public opinion, Miguel Tejada may plead guilty over lying to Congress about steroid usage.

* Mexico: Billionaire Carlos Slim and Mexican Labor Secretary Javier Lozano are butting heads over predicting the future of Mexico’s economy.

* Panama: Panama Canal officials estimate that the global economic slowdown has caused a decrease in ships using the waterway.

* Brazil: Police have accused three Amerindians suspected of killing and eating a 21-year-old disabled man.

Image- CNN (“Miguel Tejada, a shortstop for the Houston Astros, has been charged with lying to Congress.”)
Online Sources- Monsters & Critics, Reuters, IHT, National Post, Bloomberg, MSNBC