U.S. commemorates 9/11 terrorist attacks today
Email this page September 11th, 2013 (VOA) Americans are preparing to commemorate the September 11, 2001 deaths of nearly 3,000 people killed when terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World…
‘La Nada’ could lead to severe, unpredictable weather
Email this page (VOA) Unpredictable and extreme weather is likely to persist until the spring of 2014 because of the lack of El Niño or La Niña patterns in the…
Stem cell transplant might cure schizophrenia
Email this page Experimental work on rats suggests transplanting stem cells could be a permanent cure for schizophrenia, University of Texas researchers say. …
New iPhones likely in Costa Rica in November
Email this page September 11th, 2013 (VOA & InsideCostaRica.com) U.S. technology giant Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, its latest effort to win a bigger share of the highly competitive worldwide…
British backpacker sentenced to 25 years for murder of Czech volunteer in Costa Rica
Email this page September 10th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Alfred Saunders, a 21-year-old British citizen from London, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Criminal Court of San Carlos…
Costa Rica indigenous group does not want U.S. military in its territory
Email this page September 10th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The mayor of Talamanca, Melvin Cordero requested permission from President Laura Chinchilla last month to permit incursions by the United States Southern Command…
Justice Minister urges courts to stop sending offenders to prison
Email this page September 10th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Justice Minister Ana Isabel Garita is asked the courts to establish alternative measures to prevent sending more people to prison during a meeting…
Lawyer gunned down in central Grecia
Email this page September 10th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 41-year-old lawyer identified by the last name Vargas was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle as he drove his vehicle…
