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.
Searching for a Way to Broaden Internet Access for Indigenous Brazilians
Digital inclusion programs in Brazil are looking for ways to provide total Internet access to the 180 ethnic groups that live within the national territory, in spite of the fact that 20% of Brazilian tribes are already connected, participants of the Campus Party Brasil 2009 stated today.
Vargas Llosa Keeps the Passion in His Marriage with Literature Alive
Soon to be 73 years old, half a century after his foray into the literary world, the award-winning Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa stated in an interview published this Thursday by the Uruguayan press, that his “marriage” with literature is still “alive and passionate.”
Barack Obama Sworn In as 44th President
Barack Obama was sworn in as U.S. president with an appeal to Americans to work together to overcome the challenges of the nation in a time of economic crisis and two wars.
Nicaragua: Teatro Popular Con Reminiscencias Indígenas En Fiestas Patronales
Un teatro popular de reminiscencias indígenas se volcó esta semana a las calles de Diriamba, en una mezcla cultural y religiosa, principal atractivo de las fiestas patronales en que miles de nicaragüenses celebran a San Sebastián, a quien atribuyen poderes milagrosos.
Italian and Colombian Mafias Work Together in Spain
After the arrest of the Neapolitan “capo” Salvatore Zazo, which took place in Barcelona in Northeastern Spain, the Spanish newspaper "El País" reported on Monday that the Neapolitan Camorra and Colombian drug cartels are working together in Spain.
Queen Sofia tours Spanish projects in Hispaniola
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) Queen Sofia of Spain is touring Spanish-funded projects in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
