World Watch: Under the surface

* Italy: While the E.U. continues to debate over immigration, rescuers keep searching the Mediterranean for survivors of a capsized boat that carried over 200 migrants from North Africa.

* Libya: Documents revealed that Moammar Gadhafi waged a PR campaign to improve his image that included favorable opinion pieces in major U.S. dailies and a failed book project on his "ideas on democracy".

* Ivory Coast: French troops and opposition forces are reportedly knocking at the presidential palace’s door yet besieged leader Laurent Gbagbo continues to bunker and not cede power.

* India: Researchers found highly resistant “superbugs” in bacteria in water supplies of the capital city of New Delhi.

Video Source – euronews via YouTube
Online Sources- AFP, Reuters, Voice of America, Monsters and Critics, CNN

Daily Headlines: October 20, 2009

* Honduras: Negotiations between ousted president Manuel Zelaya (image) and de facto leader Roberto Micheletti have stalled again as each figure keeps blaming the other for worsening the Honduran political crisis.

* Mexico: Despite an increased push to combat drug gangs and other criminal elements, authorities estimate that over 4000 Mexican soldiers have deserted since 2003.

* Uruguay: The country’s Supreme Court voted to drop an amnesty statue for Dirty War-era military crimes.

* U.S.: The National Basketball Association will run a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign designed to attract Latinos to the sport.

Image- BBC News (“Mr. Zelaya has been in Brazil's embassy since returning in September”)
Online Sources- Bloomberg, BBC News, LAHT, Reuters

Weekend Headlines: July 25-26, 2009

* Brazil: Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa remains in intensive care due to a "life-threatening" skull injury received in a crash during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying today.

* Caribbean: Scientists warned that Caribbean coral reefs are in danger of dying due to sustained warm ocean temperatures.

* Colombia: What’s Colombia’s latest strategy to push through a stalled free trade pact with the U.S.? An $800,000 tourism campaign in Washington, D.C.

* Mexico: Mexican officials have laid claim to dozens of figurines that are at least 2000 years old and were found abandoned in a New York City apartment.

Image- CBC
Online Sources- FOX Sports, MSNBC, Bloomberg, New York Daily News