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Jeanette Stauffer speaks with the press
following the murder trial of the three
defendants accused of murdering her
daughter, Shannon Martin in Golfito.
Costa Ricans Kattia Cruz, 28, and Luis
Alberto Castro, 38, were found guilty of
murder and sentenced to 15 years in prison
for the killing of Shannon Martin.
[Foto: LaNacion/Francisco Rodriguez]
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updated by 8:00 a.m. CST each day
Shannon Martin's
Mother
Says Trial Was Fair
The mother of a University of Kansas student Shannon
Martin, slain in Costa Rica, said Tuesday she
accepts the verdict imposed on the two people
convicted of killing her daughter. >more
Cars Not Safe
in Commercial Centre Parking Lots
Parking
your car in a commercial centre, with guards,
doesn't assure you car will be there on your
return. >more
Festival of
Lights Near
December 13 is the day that Festival of Lights
will be held this year, with songs, dances and
parades. >more
Will Venezuelans Sign
Up To Dump Chavez?
Political
tensions are rising again in Venezuela. In early
November, government authorities seized weapons that
President Hugo Chavez claimed were intended for an
attempted coup against his government. >more
Colombian AUC paramilitaries lay down arms
A total of 855 paramilitaries of the United
Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) laid down
their arms Tuesday in Medellin, the second largest
city of the country.
>more
Concorde jet sails to new home at New York museum
A supersonic Concorde jet sailed up the Hudson River
Tuesday to its final resting place: the Intrepid Sea
Air Space Museum in Manhattan, New York.
>more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS:
GUATEMALA |
Guatemala: A New Beginning?
The future of Guatemala depends on the
race between Oscar Berger and Alvaro
Colom
The elimination of Rios Montt in the
first round vote could open a less
violent and less militaristic phase in
Guatemala.
After a tense and violent campaign
period, Guatemalans breathed a sigh of
relief after the Nov. 9 elections. Gen.
Efraín Ríos Montt, dictator during the
worst moments of the armed conflict and
presidential candidate for the
Guatemalan Republican Front (FRG), came
in a distant third place, with 19.21
percent of the vote.
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