PANAMA CITY, Panama, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Noted Panamanian writer and journalist Mario Augusto Rodriguez Velez has died of a heart ailment at age 92, colleagues said Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Panamanian President Martin Torrijos will visit the United States next month to discuss issues such as free trade and security, the White House said Thursday.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 1 (UPI) -- Panamanian President Martin Torrijos and the head of the Organization of American States, Jose Miguel Insulza, held talks Friday, OAS officials said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- President George Bush says the United States is getting a fresh start in Iraq with a new strategy, a new ambassador and a new military commander. Bush spoke to reporters Friday after meeting with his ambassador-designate, Ryan Crocker, in the Oval Office.

CARACAS, Venezuela, July 9 (UPI) -- Colombia and Venezuela have begun building a $200 million pipeline to transport oil and gas to Central America, the BBC reported Sunday.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- President Bush talked about trade and the alleged torture of terrorists Monday during the final leg of his Latin American tour. Following talks with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos, Bush was grilled by reporters on reports in the Washington Post that

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- President George Bush will travel to Argentina for the Summit of the Americas, a meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Panama's new President Martin Torrijos Wednesday assumed the reins of a nation engaged in a three-way diplomatic spat, not to mention a flagging economy.

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Panama's new president, Martin Torrijos, assumed office Wednesday to lead a nation engaged in a three-way diplomatic spat and suffering a flagging economy.