Medina Killer(s) Still Free 2 Years Later
Today is the second anniversary of the Parmenio Medina murder and authorities, the OIJ, have yet to find the perpetrator of the crime. >more


A Day Without Smoke
Bicycles, roller wheels and feet where the way to get around Sunday in San Pedro de Montes de Oca. The reason: enjoying a family day with the smoke. >more


Central America Seeks Trade Talks With EU
The six nations that make up the Central American Integration Area, including Panama and Costa Rica, are pressing the European Union to commence trade talks between the two organisations by next year with a view to an agreement being reached by 2005. >more


New Orleans trying to rebuild Latin-American ties
It seemed an inauspicious moment for economic development. Alberto Trejos Zuniga, Costa Rica's foreign trade minister, was pitching his country to a New Orleans business contingent in impeccable English when he recalled his personal familiarity with the Big Easy.  >more


Worldwide Sentiment Shifting Against Castro
In recent months, Castro has stepped up repression in his communist enclave and has even lost the support of some Europeans and Third World allies. >more


Mexican ruling party loses seats in mid-term elections 
Mexican President Vicente Fox's National Action Party (PAN) was defeated in the mid-term electionson Sunday, losing at least 44 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the parliament, the electoral institute said. >more


Canada searches for chemical and biological weapons 
Canada's defense department says it has begun combing through government archives looking for information about chemical and biological weapons, it is reported Sunday.  >more


Russia's suicide rate twice the world average: report 
Russia's suicide rate has climbed upover the past decade and is more than twice the average world level, the Interfax news agency reported Monday. >more


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