FARC Rebels Voluntarily Free 4 Colombian Hostages
Colombia's badly battered FARC rebels freed three police officers and a soldier held hostage for more than a year, handing them over to the International Red Cross on Sunday in the country's southern jungles.
Brazil Promises First World Stadiums For World Cup 2014
Brazil has promised to offer comfortable and safe stadiums for local and foreign fans at the World Cup in 2014, the government said today in a meeting with FIFA President Joseph Blatter.
Peru And Thailand To Cooperate In The Replacement Of Drug Crops
Peru and Thailand have agreed to cooperate with each other to share ideas and projects related to the replacement of drug crops with alternative ones, an official source said today.
Former Latin Gang Member Helps Youngsters’ Social Reintegration While Preparing Return to Harva
After several terms in juvenile prison, the Mexican-American Daniel Mora decided to change paths and now persuades gang members to go back to school, while he is preparing to get a master’s degree at Harvard University.
Government To Intensify Bombings Against FARC’s Military Chief In Retaliation For Attack
Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos announced this Wednesday that the bombings against FARC guerrilla military chief Jorge Briceño (alias “Mono Jojoy”) will be intensified, as reprisal for the attack using explosives that killed two people last Tuesday in Bogota.
Pentagon Worried About Iranian “Interference” In Latin America
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said today that he is more concerned about Iranian activities in Latin America, which he considered “interference,” than about the Russian army’s maneuvers in that region.
JTF-Bravo Surgical Team Aims To Improve Quality Of Life
A four-person surgical team from U.S. Southern Command's Joint Task Force-Bravo conducted two medical operations in La Paz, Honduras, Jan. 13, removing a man's gall bladder and repairing a hernia for a 5-year-old boy.
President Ortega “in Poor Health,” According to Nicaraguan Poet Cardenal
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is "in very poor health," and depends heavily on his wife Rosario Murillo to govern; priest and poet Ernesto Cardenal said in a meeting this Monday with a mission belonging to the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) and attended by AFP journalists.
Two Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Appear In Al-Qaeda Video
Two men released from the US "war on terror" prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have appeared in a video posted on a jihadist website, the SITE monitoring service reported.
US Military Post In Ecuador Will Be Closed In November, According To Ambassador
The US drug enforcement military post that the United States has kept in the Ecuadorian base of Manta (west) for ten years will be closed next November or earlier, said Heather Hodges, the American ambassador at Quito.
Saca Authorizes Sending 50 Additional Salvadorian Soldiers To Lebanon
Salvadorian President Antonio Saca announced this Thursday that he has authorized sending 50 soldiers to Lebanon to be integrated into the UN “blue beret” peacekeeping contingent in that country.
UN Issues Warning Concerning the Uncontrolled Level of Child Undernourishment in Ecuador
The director of the UN World Food Program (WFP) in Ecuador, Helmut Rauch, issued a warning today concerning the uncontrolled level of child undernourishment in Ecuador.