Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Daily Headlines: May 12, 2009

* Guatemala: In an unusual case, a video of a dead Guatemalan lawyer emerged where he claimed that President Alvaro Colom plotted to kill him.

* U.S.: According to a new study conducted by the University of Washington, roughly four out of every five Latinos back President Barack Obama.

* Chile: Chile’s government said they would be willing to analyze a Bolivian proposal allowing the landlocked country access to the sea via a tunnel.

* Colombia: The International Monetary Fund approved granting a $10.5 billion short-term line of credit to Colombia via a new lending program.

Image- CNN
Online Sources- BBC News, Latina.com, LAHT, Bloomberg

2 comments:

Mark said...

The BBC article you linked to doesn't claim the lawyer is suing Colom, it claims the lawyer was KILLED by Colom.

Erwin C. said...

The post has been corrected. Thanks of your eagle eye, Mark!