Intel, the world’s largest computer-chip maker, is to closes an assembly and test site in Costa Rica with the loss of 1,500 jobs.

President Michael D Higgins kicks off an official visit to three countries in central America today.

King Juan Carlos of Spain successfully underwent lung surgery to remove a small benign growth today, doctors said.

Costa Rica’s governing party candidate swept to an election victory today that made her the first woman president in the Central American nation.