Tico Times

Parent: "They want to create one prototype of individual for the sole service of the global socioeconomic system."

Obama's remarks served as the culmination of a week-long remembrance of a peaceful "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" that helped galvanize the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

"They warned us of a possible attack, and they run out of masks? It's ridiculous," one mother said.

Oscar Arias’ calls for nonviolent political solutions to regional wars owed a debt to Martin Luther King Jr., whom Arias still quotes regularly.

The Grammy award-winning Mexican band will make its first appearance in Costa Rica since 2009. Local groups Cocofunka and 424 will open for Café Tacvba as part of a weekend-long music series produced by magazine WARP.

Since Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took over for the deceased Hugo Chávez in March, his government has alleged multiple assassination plots while providing few details on their nature.

Officials expect the death toll to rise.

British foreign secretary warns that evidence of a chemical attack by the Syrian may regime may have already been destroyed.

As the U.S. prepares to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and the march on Washington, it is useful to recall its origins, ambitions and legacy and to remember which of the organizers' objectives have been fulfilled and which have not.

As the ride's wooden platform began to turn and the horses started moving up and down, a gentle breeze fluttered the collar of Sharon's frilly, pink dress. Her eyes grew wide with excitement, or perhaps a touch of fear. After all, this was her first merry-go-round ride. But her father was there to keep her safe, and her fellow riders, too.