Venezuela to Sign Oil Deal with Nicaragua
President Hugo Chavez announced in his weekly radio and TV live address "Alo Presidente" an agreement with Nicaragua to ease the massive power cuts starting next week due to fuel shortage.
world market rocketing fuel prices.

Mexico, Ecuador Revamp Ties
Presidents Vicente Fox (Mexico) and Alfredo Palacio (Ecuador) are overhauling Monday their bilateral relations to make them stronger.

US Holds War Games in Honduras
US troops opened military exercises in Honduras on Friday, amid increased condemnation by social and political groups, and municipal authorities who say the maneuvers are an interventionist provocation.

Salvadorians Protest Mining Exploitation
Environmentalists and social groups gathered on Friday in front of the Canadian Embassy in El Salvador to protest the damage that Canadian mining companies have caused to the ecosystem and local people.

Chile's top court strips Pinochet of presidential immunity
Chile's Supreme Court voted by 10-5 on Friday to strip former leader General Augusto Pinochet of his presidential immunity for the second time.