Saturday, July 18, 2009

Weekend Headlines: July 18, 2009

* Honduras: Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is hosting a second round of negotiations with the hope of finding a peaceful solution to the quagmire in Honduras.

* U.S.: Eridania Rodriguez’ body was buried in her native Dominican Republic while New York City police arrested a man accused of killing her in the office building where she worked.

* Mexico: Police nabbed two people suspected in the shocking kidnap and murder of a 14-year-old boy last year.

* Venezuela: A former defense minister as been charged for his supposed role in the 1989 Caracazo riots that left over 3000 dead.

Image- AFP (“Soldiers are deployed as supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya block the Inter-American highway.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, LAHT, New York Daily News

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