The President-elect of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, debuted in the international arena with praise for "changes" in the United States and warned that it will not allow Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez to put "a finger" into the politics of El Salvador.
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U.N. Official Notes Criminalization Of Indian Protests In Latin America
Speakers at a forum here organized by the the International Movement Against All Forms of Discrimination and Racism sounded the alarm against the growing criminalization of Indians' social protests in Latin America, especially in Mexico.
Leftist Mauricio Funes, President-Elect of El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, March 16, 2009 (AFP) - Mauricio Funes, the candidate of the leftist former guerrilla organization Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), was elected Sunday by a narrow margin as President of El Salvador, ending 20 years of hegemony of the right, which recognized its defeat.
President of Colombia Calls for International Cooperation to Capture Drug Traffickers
BOGOTA, March 9, 2009 (AFP) - On Monday Colombian President Alvaro Uribe sought the cooperation of the international community in arresting the kingpins of the illegal drug trade, including several heads of the FARC and ELN guerrilla organizations, some of whom are hidden in other countries.
Hundreds of Guatemalans Celebrate International Women’s Day
GUATEMALA, March 8, 2009 (AFP) - Hundreds of Guatemalans participated in a march on Sunday to commemorate International Women's Day, an activity during which they demanded increased safety, as well as equal opportunity for personal, social, and community development.
Tickets For World Cup 2010 Will Cost $20 To $900
Tickets for the 2010 World Cup matches will cost between $20 and $900, the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced, revealing information about the process of selling the approximately 3,000,000 tickets.
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.
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.
U.S. Military Helicopters Evacuate Earthquake Victims in Costa Rica
Four helicopters and 34 service members from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduras, are deployed here at the request of the Costa Rican government to provide life-saving support to victims of a recent 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck near San Jose.
FARC: No Hostage Release Without International Witnesses
The Colombian leftist rebel group, FARC, said it is willing to hand over six hostages but it will only do so in the presence of an international representative.
Uruguayan Scientist Wins International Neurobiology Prize
*Mauro Costa-Mattioli recognized for studies of how memories are formed*
Kearsarge Completes Disaster Relief Mission In Haiti
USS Kearsarge departed Haiti today after completing a 19-day disaster relief mission in the storm-ravaged Caribbean nation that included robust helicopter and sealift support to U.S. relief efforts led by the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).