Nicaragua Denies Deal with Striking Docs
The strike by Nicaraguan pro-salary doctors continues Monday after the Treasury Minister Mario Flores denied an alleged agreement with strikers demanding a 30 percent wage raise.

UN Official Visits Guatemala
UN Millennium Development Goals director Jeffrey Sachs, is visiting Guatemala Monday to learn about its food industry of a country, where 49 percent of the children under five years old suffers from chronic undernourishment.

Panama Prez: Adieu to Students to Cuba
Panama´s President Martin Torrijos was present at the send-off of 107 young Panamanians Monday, and expressed appreciation for Cuba´s offer of such a significant number of scholarships to study medicine.

Russia Defends Arms Sales to Venezuela
Russian Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Serguie Sisliak stated the sale of weapons to Venezuela is a sovereign decision between the two nations, and denied their deal would be suspended.

US ambassador heightens US-Venezuela tensions: minister
United States ambassador William Brownfield has heightened tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela by attempting to support the country's opposition parties, Venezuela's communication minister said on Monday.