Demonstration against Central American summit held in Honduras
Students, teachers and indigenous residents demonstrated Wednesday in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras, against the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Central America and the United States and a regional summit held there, reports reaching here said.

US threatens to end aid to Ecuador
The United States threatens to end its military assistance to Ecuador in case the latter refuses to accept the immunity of US troops from criminal prosecution.

Venezuelan president may reconsider ties with US
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated the possibility of reconsidering the ties with the United States on Wednesday, after a letter revealed US intention to act against the country.

Colombia extradites five more drug traffickers to US
The Colombian government said Wednesday that it has extradited five Colombians to the United States as they were charged with involvement in drug-trafficking in that country.

11,000 affected in storm in S. Chile
Torrential rains have caused five deaths and affected more than 11,000 people in a region spanning between Valparaiso and Bio Bio, southern Chile, since Sunday, the Chilean government said Wednesday.