Daily Headlines: December 19, 2012

* Paraguay: Amnesty International called on authorities to look into the "potential responsibility of police" involved in June land clashes that led to the ouster of then-President Fernando Lugo.

* U.S.: Fans and loved ones of recently deceased musician Jenni Rivera are expected to attend a memorial service today in Los Angeles.

* Latin America: Five Latin American countries including Colombia and Ecuador surpassed eighteenth-placed Brazil in the latest FIFA soccer rankings.

* Mexico: At least seventeen people died in an attempted prison break yesterday in the northern Durango state.

Video Source – YouTube via AFP (Video uploaded in June 2012).

Online Sources- MSNBC, Al Jazeera English, The Telegraph, USA TODAY, The Latin Americanist

Erwin C. 20 Dec, 2012

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