Nicaragua: A Church in the Swamps (Part 1) (Zenit News Agency)
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:59:16 GMT
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, FEB. 28, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- Nicaragua is a country that has been ravaged by civil war, dictatorships and natural disasters. Today it is one of the poorest countries in the Western world.
‘Kicking with their wings,’ RP kids seek fame in Africa (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:25:34 GMT
When nine teenaged former street children fly to Durban, South Africa, on Thursday, they will be doing more than crossing an ocean and representing their country in the first annual Deloitte Street Child World Cup (SCWC).
Flickers of concern remain for Barlow (Stuff)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:09:38 GMT
The last time double murderer John Barlow appeared before the Parole Board, his bid for freedom was stymied by what the board called a "breathtaking" and "completely inappropriate attitude to guns".
Little Corn Island, Nicaragua, a low-maintenance paradise (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:21:51 GMT
LITTLE CORN ISLAND, Nicaragua -- We boarded an egg carton in Managua and bounced over clouds for an hour before setting down on Big Corn Island in the late afternoon of Feb. 11.
US 'part of the problem' in drug trade: Clinton (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:26:08 GMT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted Friday that US demand is "part of the problem" fuelling Central America's drug wars and pledged more help in fighting ruthless Mexican cartels.
Clinton to tackle drug trade with Latin America leaders (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:11:00 GMT
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Friday for talks with Central American leaders on stemming drug trafficking linked to ruthless Mexican cartels.
Clinton due in Guatemala with plea for Honduras recognition (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:04:14 GMT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joins regional summit talks in Guatemala later Friday as she urges recognition of the new Honduran government and promises aid to fight drug trafficking.
Clinton Tries to Mend Honduras Dispute on Central American Tour (Bloomberg)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:10:52 GMT
March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , on her first trip to Central America since last June’s coup in Honduras, announced the U.S. is restoring aid to the country and urged its neighbors to normalize ties following the election of a new president.
Aunt: Slaying suspect was to be sent out of U.S. (The Indianapolis Star)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:10:07 GMT
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. -- Family members believe the 19-year-old immigrant accused of killing his twin brother, his father and his father's common-law wife might have been upset because the family wanted to send him back to Nicaragua.
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:08:14 GMT
Nicaragua is in a similar position to Ingrid Bergman's protagonist in the 1944 film “Gaslight”, victim of a sinister conspiracy orchestrated by a murderous seducer-thief and his coldly calculating accomplice.
