Nicaragua Gets to Roots of Hunger
The Zero Hunger program, whose aim is to benefit about 75,000 rural families in five years, starts Saturday in a distant northern community of Nicaragua.

Nearly 13.5 Hectares Honduras Forests Burned
Nearly 13.5 hectares of woodlands have been destroyed by burns this year, Lucky Medina, chief of the Environment Department at the Honduran Forest Development Corporation (COHDEFOR), stated on Saturday.

Bolivia Nationalization Gains Ground
The Bolivian government took control of energy resources after signing 44 oil contracts with 12 transnational companies, the most publicized event of the week that concludes today.

Brazilian Man Offers to Sell Wife For $50
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- The government has ordered an Internet auction site to remove an advertisement in which a Brazilian man offered to sell his wife for about $50.

Havana Event Snubs US Trade Deals
A speech by President of the Cuban Parliament Ricardo Alarcon and a panel on the Network in Defense of Humankind are expected to mark the end of the Sixth Hemispheric Meeting on the Struggle against Free Trade Agreements, in session at the Havana Convention Center.