Thursday, July 23, 2009

Daily Headlines: July 23, 2009

* Mexico: Police arrested four men accused of belonging to a drug gang behind the torture and murders of twelve policemen in Michoacan.

* Puerto Rico: Will Congress soon vote on a proposal designed to give Puerto Ricans a chance to decide the island’s political status?

* Brazil: A report by UNICEF found that almost half of teen deaths in Brazil are due to murder.

* Peru: Local meteorologists predict that the recurring weather phenomena known as “El Niño” could hit Peru as early as this year.

Image- AP (“Police officers escort Jose Alberto Lopez, an alleged coordinator for the Mexican drug cartel known as "La Familia," during his presentation to the media in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 22, 2009.”)
Online Sources- Xinhua, BBC News, AP, Living in Peru

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