Daily Headlines: October 16, 2012

* Argentina: A court sentenced three former navy officers to life in prison for their roles in the killing of sixteen political prisoners in the 1972 Massacre of Trelew.

* Mexico: More than 120 people were arrested after police raided three colleges in Michoacán that had been occupied for over a week by student protesters.

* Haiti: Musician Wyclef Jean’s Yele Haiti charity closed due to massive debt and allegations of possible fraud.

* Panama: Is President Ricardo Martinelli‘s suggestion to adopt the euro as legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar a good idea?

Video Source – YouTube via antifaztrailers

Online Sources- ABC News, BBC News, euronews, The A.V. Club

World Watch: Worse and worse

* Thailand: Anti-government protesters continue to be defiant against the army as the country remains on the brink of civil war.

* U.S.: The broken underwater well that has spewed roughly 5000 barrels of oil per day since late April could endanger the Floridian coastline.

* Europe: The euro traded at its lowest point in over four years as Europe undergoes a massive debt crisis.

* Africa: According to a recently released scientific study Africa’s Lake Tanganyika has “experienced unprecedented warming” possibly caused by climate change.

Image – The Telegraph
Online Sources- MSNBC, BusinessWeek, BBC News, AFP

Weekend World Watch: Troubles in Thailand

* Thailand: Thailand could soon enter a civil war as violence between the army and anti-government protesters has sharply escalated since Thursday’s murder of “renegade army general Seh Daeng.”

* U.S.: For the 31st-consecutive year there will be no horse racing Triple Crown champion after Lookin At Lucky won the Preakness Stakes.

* Netherlands: The lone survivor of a deadly airline crash in Libya- young Ruben van Assouw- returned to his native Holland earlier today.

* Europe: Worries over Europe’s worsening financial situation led to the euro falling to an eighteen-month low on Friday.

Image – MSNBC (“A "Red Shirt" protester carries the Thai flag as tires burn and the violence in central Bangkok escalates on Saturday.”)
Online Sources- Reuters, AP, Bloomberg, The Guardian