Female Official in Costa Rica Fired for Racy Video

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2012 Karina Bolanos, a vice minister in Costa Rica, was let go after a video of her claiming her longing to her lover while clad in underwear was made public on YouTube; Americans apparently throw away nearly half of their food; meanwhile, a 15-year-old used the Internet to create an advanced cancer test. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Honduras Headache Won’t Go Away

Staff / Truthdig Aug 24, 2009 The Honduran Supreme Court just stuck its tongue out at the rest of the world, which has been waiting patiently for the country's coup leaders to restore lawfully elected and promptly ousted Manuel Zalaya to the presidency. A carefully negotiated deal would have hit the reset button and called for early elections, but the court wasn't interested. It doesn't help that the U.S. has softened its position. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Suspends Aid to Honduras

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 More than three weeks after the coup, the European Union has decided to halt aid to Honduras. The EU refused to give coup leaders $90 million in aid after the interim government rejected its demands that power be returned to ousted President Manuel Zelaya. That rejection caused EU-Honduran talks to break down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras Talks Get Lost in Costa Rica

Staff / Truthdig Jul 20, 2009 Honduras' coup-empowered interim government refuses to discuss any deal that involves the return of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, pictured above, despite overwhelming international and regional pressure. But Costa Rica's Nobel Prize-winning President Oscar Arias isn't giving up for fear that failure could lead to civil war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Day-1 Honduras Talks Fail

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2009 Talks between Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya and not-president/coup-leader Roberto Micheletti expectedly failed Thursday. Now, negotiations will fall to the staff members of each politician, as the two leaders have refused, and will refuse, to meet face to face. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Costa Rica: The Happiest Place on Earth

Staff / Truthdig Jul 7, 2009 The New Economics Foundation released its new report ranking countries according to their levels of happiness, life expectancy and their ecological footprint. According to the study, Costa Rica is the happiest place in the world, while the U.S. -- surprise, surprise -- is less green and less happy than it was 20 years ago. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras’ Top Court Refuses to Reinstate Zelaya

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2009 The Supreme Court of Honduras, defying an order of the Organization of American States, is standing by its decision to oust former President Manuel Zelaya. The court repeated its earlier position after a two-hour meeting with OAS head Miguel Insulza on Friday. And now for the international backlash. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Honduras’ Leftist President Gets the Boot

Staff / Truthdig Jun 29, 2009 President Manuel Zelaya won a free trip to Costa Rica on Sunday, courtesy of his nation's military. The Honduran president was ousted after attempting to hold an unofficial referendum on extending presidential term limits, over the objections of the Honduran Supreme Court and Congress. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s Next Top Douche Bag

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2009 Only 24 hours after pleading not guilty to racketeering and fraud charges on Tuesday, former Illinois Gov Rod Blagojevich has accepted a reality television deal to be one of 10 contestants competing in "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!" As if his hair was destined for anything but television stardom?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )