Thursday, October 9, 2008

Daily Headlines: October 9, 2008

* Mexico: Rest in peace Jose Luis Garza; the 992-pound Mexican died yesterday of heart failure.

* Latin America: Organization of American States head José Miguel Insulza warned that violent crime in the region is on the rise and kills more people than AIDS.

* Haiti: U.N. peacekeeping troops will likely remain in Haiti for another year according to one U.N. official.

* Colombia: "Let them (the hostages) rest assured that we will not stop, we will not give up in silence and we will never, never stop taking action until they are freed," pleaded former hostage Ingrid Betancourt at the European Parliament yesterday.

Image- CNN
Sources- Times Online, AP, MSNBC, Guardian UK

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