Monday, October 25, 2010

13 Killed in Mexican Drug Rehab Center

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/25/mexico.tijuana.massacre/index.html

This tragedy exemplifies the violence currently occurring throughout Latin America as a result of the influence of drug cartels.  What steps need to be done to save peoples' lives and reduce the cartels' influence over both politics and economics.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Chilean Miners Rescue Effort

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/11/chile.trapped.miners/index.html

This is an excellent development in an extremely tragic situation.  What, if any, lasting impact will this crisis have on the Chilean economy and the mining industry?

Monday, October 4, 2010

US Working to Accept Exiled Cuban Prisoners

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101004/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_cuba_us_political_prisoners

I found this article to be extremely interesting as it shows the changing dynamics of U.S.-Cuban relations.  I find this to be an excellent step to continue building stronger bonds between the two once polarized nations.