Maradona blamed for Argentina’s struggles (Sports Illustrated)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A top official of the Argentine Football Association is warning that the national team may fail to qualify for next year’s World Cup in South Africa, and he’s blaming coach Diego Maradona.
El Salvador savouring biggest regional win (Slam! Sports)
El Salvador is celebrating the country’s biggest victory in a regional soccer tournament.
El Salvador coach de los Cobos considering walking (Sports Illustrated)
Carlos de los Cobos has expressed concerns over his continuation at the helm of the Salvadorian national team after running into a few problems while preparing his squad for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Canada apologizes for blocking visiting judge from El Salvador (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
OTTAWA – Canada’s border police might have some boning up to do on Latin American politics.
HONDURAS: Regime Faces International Isolation
TEGUCIGALPA, Jun 30 (IPS) – In the midst of the international isolation faced by the new government named by the Honduran Congress to replace President Manuel Zelaya who was ousted Sunday, the courts issued an arrest warrant for the leader Tuesday.
Southwest Workers Criticize Flights to El Salvador (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)
DALLAS, TX — Dispatchers at Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday raised safety concerns about flights to El Salvador, where the airline plans to send jets for major maintenance work.
El Salvador: Ghosts at the Polls (consortiumnews.com)
“If they kill me, I shall arise again in the Salvadoran people,” said Archbishop Oscar Romero 29 years ago, just two weeks before he was gunned down by a sniper while saying mass.
COLOMBIA: Jaime Garzón’s Murder; No Digging Allowed – Part 2
BOGOTÁ, Jun 30 (IPS) – It’s always the same: the TV audience is grief-stricken and indignant that he is no longer with us, but they continue to laugh along with him. Beloved Colombian comic Jaime Garzón was assassinated on Aug. 13, 1999, but he is still alive on the small screen.
Flu spreads as Spain, Uruguay report first deaths (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Spain and Uruguay on Tuesday reported their first deaths from swine flu, as Canada expressed fears that young people were particularly vulnerable to the virus.
US-COLOMBIA: Uribe Presses FTA in First Encounter with Obama
WASHINGTON, Jun 30 (IPS) – Long-stalled efforts to consummate a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and Colombia may be gaining some momentum, despite persistent questions about Bogota’s human rights record.
POLITICS: Deposed Honduran President Speaks at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 30 (IPS) – Just a few days after being expelled from Honduras, the country that he was democratically elected to lead, Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales addressed the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, witnessing the unanimous passage of resolution that demands his reinstatement.
ARGENTINA: Experts Put H1N1 Flu Outbreak in Perspective
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 26 (IPS) – Doctors at the forefront of the battle against the H1N1 influenza virus in Argentina point out that the number of cases is far larger than the official figures reflect. But they also stress that the mortality rate, as a proportion of the much higher number of cases, is lower than people assume.
