Follow-ups on Argentina, Cuba, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Chile

• “Soccer in Latin America gets a red card”: Another soccer match was abandoned this weekend in Argentina; this time it was due to a fan injuring a linesman with a thrown object.

• “Posada Carriles may be set free”: Cuba’s government is livid at the possibility of freedom being granted to accused plane bomber Luis Posada Carriles.

• “Pressure intensifying to choose…”:China has joined the growing list of countries supporting Venezuela’s bid for a U.N. Security Council seat.

• “Chile: Bachelet under fire…”: Chilean court ordered a halt to the government’s controversial contraceptive plan for young girls.

• “Bolivia hopes to be recognized…”: Bad news for Bolivia as the Bush administration is not pleased with the country’s counternarcotics efforts.

Links – Guardian UK, People’s Daily Online, Hindustan Times, Bloomberg, Houston Chronicle

Image – Bitacora (Caricature of chilean president Michelle Bachelet)

Tags - Chile, Cuba, United Nations, international politics, women, sports, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia