Thursday, September 20, 2007

Daily Headlines: September 20, 2007

* Protests took place all over Argentina on Tuesday (image) calling for police to investigate the disappearance of a witness to a “Dirty War”-related trial.

* Worries over the increased chances of a tropical storm led Shell to evacuate most of its workers from the Gulf of Mexico.

* Four troops and a civilian were not sentenced to the death penalty due to the May death of a solider during a failed plane hijacking in Havana, Cuba.

* Follow-up: A spokesman for El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico wouldn't “accept or deny” rumors that, much like “Chespirito”, they provided entertainment at private parties for ex-drug capo Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela.

Sources (English)- International Herald Tribune, Reuters, Reuters UK, CNN, The Latin Americanist

Source (Spanish)- El Diario/La Prensa

Image- BBC News

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