Costa Rica With the Highest Inflation Rate in Latin America
The Banco Central De Costa Rica (BCCR) - Central Bank - recognizes that the high cost of living is hitting Costa Ricans hard.

Taxis Want Increase
Get ready for another major increase - taxi fares.

High Level of Software Piracy in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, only three out of ten actually buy legal software to be used in computers in the home or business. This according to investigation by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), headed by the International Data Corporation, who measures "pirating" indexes all over the world.

Sports Gambling Ring Busted
A major illegal sports-gambling ring based in Queens and Costa Rica and controlled by the Bonanno organized-crime family has been busted, authorities announced Wednesday.

Man Shoots His Mother in Law Dead
Every one has a mother-in-law joke or story. And anyone who has been married knows there is a lot of truth to those jokes and stories. And more than most have had fantasies on how to rid themselves of the mother-in-law.


LATIN AMERICA

Salvadorians satisfied with work of president
Salvadorian President Elias Antonio Saca now enjoys the highest popularity in two decades among his people, said a poll published by CID-Gallup on Wednesday.

Venezuela promises not to extradite anti-Castro man to Cuba
The Venezuelan government promised Wednesday not to extradite to Cuba anti-Castro figure Luis Posada Carriles, accused of a terrorist attack, if the United States decides to send him to Venezuela.

Ousted Fujimori renews Peruvian identification
Ousted Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, now in exile in Japan, is applying for a renewal of his identification as a Peruvian national, local radio reported Wednesday.

Rainstorms kill 24 in Colombia
Rainstorms that swept Colombia since early April have killed 24 people, injured 34 and affected more than 50,000 others, Director of the National Red Cross Society Carlos Ivan Marquez said Wednesday.

Jia Qinglin arrives in Uruguay for official visit
China's top national advisor Jia Qinglin arrived here on Wednesday for an official goodwill visit to Uruguay at the invitation of the Uruguayan government.


SPECIAL REPORTS

POLITICS-U.S.:
A Terrorist Comes Home to Roost
The sudden and untimely arrival on U.S. territory of a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asset and admitted terrorist, Luis Posada Carriles, poses an embarrassing challenge to the credibility of the Bush administration's war on terrorism.