Costa Rica Seeks Answers Over
Shooting
Costa Rica will seek an
explanation from US authorities
over the killing of a Costa
Rica-born man by US air marshals
on a plane in Miami, President
Abel Pacheco said yesterday.
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Miss Costa Rica Leonora Jimenez
Monge gestures as she speaks to
other contestants after a tree
planting ceremony ahead of the
Miss World Final to be held in
the Chinese Island resort in
Sanya, today. China's tropical
beach resort of Sanya is gearing
up to hold its third consecutive
Miss World finals, with 105
contestants from around the
globe. [AP Photo/Elizabeth
Dalziel)]
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Witnesses
in Miami Airport Shooting Differ
on Whether Alpizar Made Bomb
Threat
A troubled man, a tense standoff
and only seconds to decide
whether to shoot or wait. It's a
difficult but common situation
for police officers and others
with a gun and a badge.
Corcovado
National Park Closed Following
Unusual High Death Rate of
Monkeys and Tucans
Authorities this closed the
Parque Nacional de Corcovado (Corcovado
National Park) after an unusual
number of monkeys were found
dead. Biologist Álvaro Ugalde,
director of the park, said that
they were surprised several
weeks ago when the monkeys and
the "tucanes" (tucans) were
dying.
Do You
Know Your Neigbour? Maybe You
Should.
Not knowing your neighbour could
cost you to lose everything
inside your home or business, as
the case of a man who rented
retail space next to a jewellery
store so that he could rob it.
Sydney
Braced for Tough Night Against
Saprissa
Goalkeeper Clint Bolton believes
he will be in for a busy time
when Sydney FC takes on Costa
Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the
opening match of the FIFA Club
World Championships in Japan on
Monday night.
 
US urges Ecuador, Colombia to
end FTA talks
The United States hopes to
complete negotiations with
Ecuador and Colombia for free
trade agreements as soon as
possible, US Ambassador to
Ecuador Linda Jewell told
reporters on Thursday.
Venezuelan opposition
accussed of plotting to murder
president
Venezuelan lawmakers distributed
on Thursday tapes of opposition
supporters who they claimed were
planning to kill President Hugo
Chavez, saying that the plot was
coordinated by the United
States' Central Intelligence
Agency (CIA).
Corcovado National Park Closed
Following Unusual High Death
Rate of Monkeys and Tucans
Authorities this closed the
Parque Nacional de Corcovado (Corcovado
National Park) after an unusual
number of monkeys were found
dead. Biologist Álvaro Ugalde,
director of the park, said that
they were surprised several
weeks ago when the monkeys and
the "tucanes" (tucans) were
dying.
Caribbean
Strategy Defined to Integrate
Cuba and the Caribbean Community
decided to work together as an
effective strategy to handle
sustainable development and the
well-being of their peoples.
ARGENTINA:
Impact of
Pulp Mills Across Border
Precedes Construction
Residents
of the eastern Argentine
province of Entre Ríos, a short
distance away from the future
site of two new pulp mills in
Uruguay, maintain that the
plants have already had an
impact on local economic
activity, despite the fact that
they will not actually open for
another two years.
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