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Taiwanese ex-leader denies embezzling diplomatic funds (AFP)

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AFP – Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian is lies inside an ambulance as he leaves a public hospital in … TAIPEI (AFP) – Taiwanese former president Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday denied fresh accusations that he had embezzled...

Carew honored in native Panama

Hall of Famer continues to share love of game as ambassador Rod Carew capped a memorable return to Panama with a special ceremony Friday. (Tito Herrera/AP) Rod Carew has spent the last few years traveling around the world as an...

British company develops former US base in Panama

British company London & Regional Properties has begun transforming a former U.S. air base in Panama into a residential and commercial complex. The $700 million Panama Pacific center will include 20,000 homes and 11 million...

Carew being honored in native Panama

Hall of Famer continues to share love of game as ambassador Rod Carew will cap a memorable return to Panama with a special ceremony Friday. (Tito Herrera/AP) Rod Carew has spent the last few years traveling around the world as...

Obama's victory sets off optimism in Latin America

U.S. Democrat Barack Obama's victory in Tuesday's presidential election has generated optimism in Latin America, which is looking to improve ties with the country and the end of a U.S. embargo against Cuba.

Panamanian president: Obama's election to boost ties with L America

PANAMA CITY, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Panamanian President Martin Torrijos said Wednesday that Barack Obama's election as U.S. president has awakened great expectations in Latin America. "His election has awakened great expectations...

Impact of global financial crisis not emerges in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The impact of the ongoing global financial crisis has not emerged in Panama, said Carmen Gisela Vergara, Panamanian minister of commerce and industry, on Friday. Panama, one of the biggest...

Ibero-American Leaders Unite Behind Call to End Violence against Women (News Release)

Heads of State of 17 Ibero-American countries have signed on to UNIFEM's Say NO to Violence against Women campaign at the XVIII Ibero-American Summit in San Salvador that is concluding today. The Say NO initiative is an online...

Panama: Programme provides free HPV vaccine for girls

From left: First Lady of Panama Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, UNICEF Representative Mark Connolly and President Martín Torrijos watch while a 10-year-old girl is vaccinated against the Human Papilloma Virus. By Marti Ostrander...