Officials from several government agencies are scrambling to respond to the contamination of Costa Rica's Nicoya Gulf with 180 tons of ammonium nitrate after a barge capsized Saturday afternoon near the central Pacific port city of Puntarenas.
LAS VEGAS — After the final bell had rung, Floyd Mayweather jumped on the ropes and defiantly barked to the crowd. He knew he'd won the bout, but everyone else needed judges' confirmation.
As the troubled 2015 edition of the International Arts Festival limps to a close, the show of popular national band Sonámbulo Psicotropical promised to be a bright spot in a fortnight filled with disorganization and controversy. However, it turned out to be just another casualty on a long list of cancellations.
The visitors gasped in delight when a troop of white-face monkeys suddenly appeared in the trees along the road, swinging, playing and seemingly mugging...
Elected a year ago on a wave of euphoria and following promises of change, President Luis Guillermo Solís addressed Costa Rica Friday night in his first State of the Nation speech with fewer accomplishments to report than he would have hoped for.
Lawmakers from the ruling Citizen Action Party (PAC) and administration officials will have to step up their negotiating skills over the next year if they hope to pass their legislative agenda.
LOS ANGELES, California – U.S. blues legend B.B. King said Friday he was being treated under hospice care at home in Las Vegas, in the latest health scare for the 89-year-old.
