Topic: Costa Rica

Bonobo Handshake

Researcher Vanessa Woods shares a tale about a species that can teach all of us a thing or two about peace.
06/09/2010 07:35 am

US places No. 85 -- behind Libya -- in Global Peace Index

The 2010 Global Peace Index is an attempt to quantify which countries are the most secure and the least violent. New Zealand is No. 1, Iraq is last, and the US is in the middle.
06/08/2010 11:19 am

Roadside assistance Costa Rican-style

When the writer's son gets entangled in his seat belt, a cowboy strides to the rescue and offers kind, quick roadside assistance.
06/03/2010 04:34 pm

Newly discovered species of frog already threatened with extinction

A deadly fungus has rolled across Central America, wiping out an estimated 100 species.
05/28/2010 05:43 pm

L.A. vs. Arizona: Who wins in immigration law dust-up?

L.A. Has voted to boycott Arizona because of its immigration law, and the UN has suggested it could violate human rights. Will any of this matter to Arizonans?
05/13/2010 08:25 pm

A world in need: What's our role?

A Christian Science perspective.
04/29/2010 09:35 am

As Iceland volcano ash lingers over Europe, stranded travelers' patience wanes

Planes across most of Western Europe were grounded for a fourth day Sunday as a cloud of ash from last week's Iceland volcano continues to hang in the air above. Stranded travelers are losing time, money – and patience.
04/18/2010 02:08 pm

In Pictures Beetle mania: Fascinating beetles around the world

Eco-renovation Costa Rica, a tropical ecological paradise

Eco-tourism is popular in tropical Costa Rica, which is becoming known as a an ecological paradise.
03/23/2010 04:34 pm

Gallery Top 10 countries that say Internet access is a basic right

United States to restore aid to Honduras in step toward normalized ties

In Guatemala Friday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton moved to restore aid to Honduras six months after it was cut in response to the country's refusal to reinstate ousted former president Manuel Zelaya.
03/05/2010 03:20 pm

Hillary Clinton fails to convince Brazil to support Iran sanctions

Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorim told Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Brazil doesn't support Iran sanctions. He wants more negotiations. The US worries about the growing closeness of Iran and Brazil.
03/04/2010 09:10 am

Growthology Chile, Haiti earthquakes show mainstreaming of economic freedom

It's tempting to say that Chile is better off than Haiti after its earthquake because it's a more developed nation. But it's more developed because it's figured out how to govern a modern-day society. 
03/03/2010 12:50 pm

Hillary Clinton to discuss Iran's nuclear program on Latin America trip

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will push for new sanctions on Iran's nuclear program in Brazil as part of a five-country trip to Latin America.
02/28/2010 01:32 pm

Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women's rise in Latin America

Laura Chinchilla won the Costa Rica election Sunday. She'll be the country's first woman president, echoing a trend across Latin America where women are being voted into high-level political office in record numbers.
02/08/2010 01:41 pm

Costa Rica elects first woman president, inspiring the region

Laura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election in a landslide victory Sunday that is eliciting cheers from women across Central America.
02/08/2010 09:24 am

Costa Rica election: Why the left is lagging

Three of the four main candidates in Sunday's presidential race tilt toward the right. Among them, front-runner Laura Chinchilla could become the nation's first woman president.
02/07/2010 01:52 pm

Financial products that aid the poor and beat the market

Investors find a more profitable place to stash cash than banks. Bonus: It's also socially responsible.
01/12/2010 09:50 am

Honduras military chiefs charged with 'coup.' Will Supreme Court take case?

Top military officers in Honduras are being charge with “abuse of power” in the expulsion of President Manuel Zelaya June 28. If the Supreme Court takes the case, it would be the first legal action against the armed forces since Mr. Zelaya’s ouster. Will it resolve the political crisis?  
01/07/2010 01:32 pm

Organic coffee: Why Latin America's farmers are abandoning it

Latin America produces an estimated 75 percent of the world's organic coffee. But the economic benefits many small farmers were promised if they converted to organic haven't materialized.
12/29/2009 12:55 pm

Opinion Obama: stand up for women's rights in Honduras

It would signal to the rest of Latin America that the U.S. is serious about democracy.
12/14/2009 09:57 am

Honduras election: conservative close to victory. Is Zelaya crisis past?

In Honduras election, conservative opposition candidate Porfirio Lobo is ahead with most of the votes counted. Many Hondurans want to move on from the political crisis with or without Manuel Zelaya.
11/30/2009 12:00 am

Honduras tense as voters head to the polls

Today's presidential election is widely viewed in Honduras as a way out of Latin America's worst political crisis in decades.
11/29/2009 12:00 am

Nicaragua is latest in Latin America to reject term limits

The most recent Latin American leader to overturn presidential term limits is Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega.
11/19/2009 12:00 am

Did Honduras deal weaken Zelaya?

What first seemed like a victory for ousted President Manuel Zelaya could become a setback for him depending on what – and when – the Honduran Congress decides.
11/04/2009 12:00 am