Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Daily headlines: February 14, 2007

* Prosecutors in Argentina have formally requested the extradition of former president Isabel Peron (image) about a month after she was arrested in Spain on charges of human rights abuses.


* Representatives of a Haitian migrants group appeared in front of Venezuela’s National Assembly to denounce abuses against Haitians residing in Venezuela.

* Globalization at work- NPR has an audio story of how the best Iranian chef in Washington, D.C. is El Salvadoran.

* “Venezuela is a great ally of the peace process” said Colombia’s foreign affairs minister after meeting with her Venezuelan counterpart on Tuesday.

* The deaths of approximately 500 brown pelicans in Costa Rica may not be due to aviary flu according to preliminary exams.

* An upset in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal as Mexican title holders Chivas de Guadalajara lost 2-1 to Caribbean champion W Connection of Trinidad and Tobago.

Links- El Universal, Reuters UK, CBS News, NPR, People’s Daily Online, International Herald Tribune, The Latin Americanist, The Age

Image- playfuls.com

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