Security forces free 43 kidnap victims in Mexico
Forty-three kidnap victims, seized and held by criminals, were freed by the security forces in Mexico's Nuevo Laredo city, along the Mexican-US border, the Mexican Attorney General's office (PGR) confirmed on Monday.

Bolivian president appoints special delegate on anti-corruption
Bolivian President Eduardo Rodriguez on Monday appointed Javier Diez de Medina as special delegate to reinforce the works of the public institutions and to prevent corruption in the South American country, reports from La Paz, the Bolivian capital, said Monday.

PETROCARIBE, a Step toward Regional Integration
Seen as a step toward regional integration, Caribbean leaders and Venezuela´s President Hugo Chávez will start discussing Tuesday in Puerto la Cruz the implementation of PETROCARIBE, an ambitious cooperation project.

Inflation Falls in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Central Bank has reported the inflation rate during the first five months of the ongoing year went down to 0.77 percent, a drastic drop from the elevated numbers of 2004.

Anniversary of Elian´s Return Celebrated in Cuba
Five years ago today, Tuesday, little Elián González, the boy who survived a shipwreck and became the center of a legal dispute between his father in Cuba and distant relatives that held him in the United States, returned to Havana.