Nicaraguan Public Safety Threatened
Drug trafficking is one of the worst threats to public safety in Nicaragua, as the country is increasingly used as transit point for South American drugs heading for the US, a police source said.

Salvadorians Appeal against Anti-Terrorist Law
Salvadorian social organizations lodged an appeal against the Antiterrorist Law on Thursday to the Supreme Court of Justice, and request its abolition from the Legislative Assembly for considering it unconstitutional.

Ex Guatemalan Official Admits Power of Drug Trafficking
Former minister of Interior of Guatemala, Carlos Vielmann, said on Thursday that neither society nor the State have realized the influence, infiltration and capacity of action of drug trafficking in the country.

Fidel Castro Slams Food for Fuel
Cuban President Fidel Castro criticized on Thursday "the sinister idea of turning food into fuel," which was definitively established as an economic line of the US foreign policy.

Tension in Ecuador Congress Grows
Ecuadorian substitute deputies and those of the minority bloc are insisting on holding congressional sessions, despite the decision by that authority s leader Jorge Cevallos to suspend activities until Tuesday.