URUGUAY: The funeral ceremonies for acclaimed intellectual Eduardo Galeano have begun. CHILE: Chilean president Michelle Bachelet signed a law on Monday that recognizes same-sex civil unions. ECUADOR: New data on poverty reduction and inequality in Ecuador shows that 1.3 million Ecuadoreans have come out of poverty in the past eight years. YEMEN: It has been three weeks since the Saudi-led air campaign against Houthi fighters began in Yemen. UNITED STATES: The FBIannounced on Monday that it is investigating the death of a black teen who was shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer in October 2014.
