GM Sets Sales Record of Over 1 Million Vehicles in Latin America, Africa & Middle East Region in 2006

Brightpoint, Inc. and CellStar Corporation announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brightpoint, Inc. to acquire substantially all of CellStar's assets and liabilities related to its U.S. operations and its Miami-based Latin America business

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is scheduled on January 12 to start a four-day tour of Latin America.

Latin America has seen 12 presidential contests in the last 13 months. Despite the installation of five new leaders, many analysts argue 2006 was more a year of continuity than change in the region. VOA's Michael Bowman attended a recent gathering of Washington-based experts on Latin America and has this report.