Mogadishu, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Somali military command assured today in a report that it liquidated 21 Islamist militiamen during clashes in Middle Shabelle (center), part of the ongoing offensive.

Djibouti, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) expressed alarm at reports of the house arrest of South Sudan's first vice president, Riek Machar, and the escalation of political tensions in that country.

Managua, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Valdrack Jaentschke condemned the position assumed by Costa Rica in the pro tempore presidency of SICA, after that country sent a communication to Nicaragua described here as an unjustifiable aggression, it was reported.

Panama City, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) Organizations belonging to the Pueblo Unido por la Vida alliance will march in Panama to demand the repeal of Law 462 on reforms to the state Social Security Fund (CSS). The march will start from Belisario Porras Park, in this capital city, and will conclude with a concentration in the vicinity of the National Assembly (parliament), which passed the law in its third debate.

Madrid, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The Spanish wine industry is on alert for the possible 200% tariff announced by the United States on products from the European Union (EU), experts said.

Saint George's, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) The government of Grenada continues its efforts to raise the scientific level in the agricultural sector, to achieve food sovereignty and reduce imports.