Teacher's Strike Continues: Day 22
President Pacheco said yesterday that his patience has run out with the teachers and that has asked Education Minister Manuel Antonio Bolaños the necessary measures to get the teachers back to the classrooms. >more


Rio de Janeiro and and San Jose first and second friendliest places
Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are among the least friendly places in the world when it comes to random acts of kindness, a study of 23 cities revealed on Sunday. >more


Every day we see more poor in Costa Rica
This week, authorities will meet to discuss this reality and some of the measures to take to combat. The Buganvillea hotel will be the scene today as a forum to analyze a World Bank report on poverty in Costa Rica. >more


KBI to work student death
A Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent who leads the unit specializing in long-unsolved murder cases will help look into the slaying of a University of Kansas student in Costa Rica. >more


Britain to enforce tighter visa regimes for citizens of 16 countries 
Nationals of 16 countries will need a visa to travel through Britain on their way to a third country, the British Home Office announced on Monday. >more


Swiss biotech companies to attend Bio 2003 in Washington 
More than 100 delegates of Switzerland's leading biotechnology companies are to showcase their products at the industry's annual convention Bio 2003 in Washington this week. >more


Ship carrying large amount of explosives seized in Greece
Greek special forces seized an Africa-bound cargo ship carrying 680 tons of explosives on Sunday and forced the vessel to port for inspection, government officials and shipping sources said. >more


US intelligence report casts doubt on Iraq-al Qaeda connection: paper 
A still-classified US intelligence report circulating within the Bush administration last October gave a far less clear picture of the link between Iraq and al Qaeda than the one presented by US President George W.Bush, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.  >more


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