Friday, June 27, 2008

Daily Headlines: June 27, 2008

* Mexico: More fall out from last week’s deadly nightclub stampede as at least 30 females alleged that police forced them to strip naked and took photos of them.

* Haiti: A report has accused the U.S. government of using political motives to withhold drinking water to Haiti.

* Venezuela: A global diamond trade group has called for a boycott of Venezuelan diamonds over the “blood diamonds” controversy.

* Latin America: The region may be “resilient to the global credit crunch” though that hasn’t stopped many analysts from worrying over rising inflation throughout the continent.

Image- CNN

Sources- The Latin Americanist, Monsters & Critics, MarketWatch, New York Times, Guardian UK

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