Father Minor Suspect in Medina Murder
The director of the OIJ (Organismo Investigativo Judicial), Jorge Rojas, confirmed that Catholic Church priest, Father Minor Calvo, is a suspect in the Permenio Medina murder of two years ago.  >more


More than 30 natives of the Chirripó Reserve changed their huts for houses.
This Friday for the first time Raul Zúñiga, his wife and her five children, will sleep in a house with walls. Before that, they lived in a hut and although they were accustomed, they underwent the consequences that coexist with living in the middle of the mountain with beasts and fighting the whims of the nature, without a safe place where to protect oneself. >more


Transit Police to Stop Taxis 'Pirata'
The Transit Police launched an all out offensive against pirate taxis - those who operate a public taxi service without a license - yesterday in an effort to curb the growing problem. >more


Gambling sites banned from accepting Dutch punters
A Dutch court has ordered the operators of 21 internet gambling sites based in other countries to ban Dutch visitors, according to a report by European Digital Rights, an association of privacy and civil rights organisations in Europe. >more


Former Casa Aliazna Honduras Youth Murdered
In yet another act of violence in the litany of bloodshed in Honduras, former Casa Alianza Honduras youth Gerson Edgardo Amador, 19, was murdered in cold blood last Sunday evening. >more


Bush designates six captives for possible military trials 
US President George W. Bush has determined that six captives taken in the Afghanistan war are eligible to be tried before military tribunals, defense officials said Thursday. >more


Italian Premier Berlusconi Nazi row continues 
The international row over a Nazi jibemade by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi in the European Parliament continued Friday despite Germany's declaration that the affair was over. >more


Al Jazeera airs Saddam's new audio tape 
Al Jazeera television station on Friday aired an audio tape from the disposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who said that he was still alive in Iraq. >more


WHO declares global outbreak of SARS contained 
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Saturday that the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been contained worldwide after it removed China's Taiwan from the list of SARS-infected areas. >more


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