Nicaragua Bans All Abortions
Nicaraguan politicians have voted to ban all abortions - even in the cases of rape victims and women who risk dying while giving birth.

Oliver North Visits Nicaragua
Oliver North, said on a visit to Nicaragua he hopes voters will not elect Sandinista candidate Daniel Ortega in the November 5 presidential election.

Panama Reviews Public Transport
Panamanian authorities carried out an unprecedented review to detect public transportation difficulties after a bus burned and killed 18 persons.

Fidel Castro Rewards Cuban Child
President Fidel Castro gave a digital camera to Raysel Sosa Gonzalez, the child brutally humiliated by Japanese Nikon Company that denied him, in virtue of the US blockade, the object he had won.

Colombia government, rebel group agree to launch formal peace talks
The Colombian government and the country's second largest rebel group ELN agreed to launch formal peace talks on Thursday, said a joint statement issued at the end of the fourth round of exploratory peace talks.