Daily Headlines: September 16, 2015

* Mexico: Mexican foreign minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu traveled to Egypt and met with nationals injured in a deadly military strike against a tourist group, and is expected to later talk with President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

* U.S.: U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders claimed that a political action committee backing rival hopeful Hillary Clinton has tried to link him to the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez.

* Chile: An estimated 70,000 passengers were affected by a 24-hour airport workers strike that grounded hundreds of domestic and international flights.

* Uruguay: The Uruguayan economy shrank for the first time since 2003 though it’s unknown if the country will fall into recession like trading partner Brazil.

YouTube Source – AFP

Online Sources – The Idaho Statesman, Christian Science Monitor, ABC Online, Bloomberg