* Guatemala: Authorities in Guatemala are desperately trying to contain the spillover effect of violence related to drug gangs in neighboring Mexico.* Colombia: The New York Times takes a look at Colombian singer Shakira and the work she does for the ALAS charity.
* Latin America: Chile and Argentina were confirmed as co-hosts of the famed Dakar Rally in 2010 for the second straight year.
* Venezuela: Plans are under way for the nationalization of petrochemical projects by the Chavez administration.
Image- Los Angeles Times (“Miriam Ramirez Amador, center, mourns her brother Roberto Amador, an anti-drug agent, during his funeral in Guatemala City on April 25. Roberto Amador was killed along with four other agents in a shootout with alleged drug traffickers.”)
Online Sources- RTE, UPI, New York Times, Bloomberg
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