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GLOBAL NEWS International News / Sport Salvadoran edition - Saturday, 03 December 2005

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Peru Rejects Chile-Ecuador Declaration on Maritime Borders
The Peruvian Foreign Ministry rejected on Friday a Chile-Ecuador joint declaration on their maritime borders with Peru. The declaration, signed by Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacioand Chilean President Ricardo Lagos on Thursday in Quito, capital of Ecuador, "is not in line with international rights and lacks legal power," the ministry said in a statement. It reiterated that the 1952 Maritime Zone Declaration and the 1954 Convention on the Special Maritime Border Zone "are not maritime border treaties", and Peru opposes its neighbors' stance that the sea border should follow the geographical parallel. The dispute came to light after Peru approved a baseline law last month to claim more sea territory.

US Relaxes Aviation Security Rules
US Airline passengers soon will be allowed again to take small scissors and screwdrivers aboard planes for the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks four years ago. Transportation Security Administration chief Kip Hawley announced the new policy in Washington. "The items we are mentioning here today are not a risk for our transportation system." he said. He says it is part of a broader effort aimed at having screeners spend more of their time searching for explosives rather than small, sharp objects. Among the items no longer prohibited from airliner cabins: scissors with blades of 4 inches or less, and tools such as screwdrivers, wrenches and pliers that are smaller than 7 inches. Box-cutters and small knives will remain on the list of banned items. Under the new plan, more passengers will likely be subjected to secondary screening and "pat-downs", which will include the arms and legs as well as the torso. More specially trained dog teams will also patrol airports. Passengers can also expect a more random pattern of checks at security gates, so as to prevent would-be terrorists being able to predict what they will encounter. But flight attendants and some lawmakers say the changes undermine security. Airlines generally support the plan. So do most passengers.

SPORT
El Salvador Progress to CONCACAF Women's U-20 Final Round
The women's under-20 team of Costa Rica posted a 6:0 victory over the host Guatemala in the final day of the Union Centroamericana de Futbol Triangular 2 at the Estadio Cemento Progreso in Ciudad de Guatemala. Maciel Chacon and Vanessa Rojas scored twice, while Cristin Granados and Monica Salazar had one each for Costa Rica (1-1-0, 3 Points) which eliminated Guatemala (0-1-1, 1 Point) and allowed El Salvador (1-0-1, 4 Points) to progress to the 2006 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Final Round Qualification from 18-27 January in Cordoba and Veracruz, Mexico. In their first-ever Final Round appearance at a CONCACAF Women's competition, El Salvador will compete in the 2006 tournament in Group B alongside Jamaica, Surinam and USA. Meanwhile, Group A is composed of Canada, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and the host Mexico. CONCACAF will announce in due course the schedule of matches and kickoff times for both venues. The winners and runners-up of each group will earn a place in the event's semifinals with the winners of those games earning a place as CONCACAF representatives at the 2006 FIFA Women's U-20 World Championship from 17 August – 3 September in Russia. CONCACAF's third spot in the FIFA event will be determined by a third-place play-off game between the two losing semifinalists.

Deportivo Saprissa Secure Berth into 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
Deportivo Saprissa (CRC) will have chance to defend their CONCACAF Champions' Cup crown as they secured their berth to next year's tournament after defeating Municipal Perez Zeledon (CRC) 5:3 on penalty kicks in the second-leg of the Central American Qualification (Torneo Interclubes de UNCAF 2005) Third-place Playoff held at the Estadio Municipal de Perez Zeledon in San Isidro, Costa Rica. The UNCAF (Union Centroamericana de Futbol) Third-Place Playoff Series was determined by penalties when Municipal Perez Zeledon leveled the aggregate score (2:2) after goals by Luis Lara and Diego Quesada in the 32nd and 55th minutes, respectively, gave them a 2:0 victory over Deportivo Saprissa in the second-leg. Walter Centeno, Randall Azofeifa, Victor Cordero, Alvaro Saborio and Jose Pablo Fonseca all scored for Deportivo Saprissa in the penalty kicks shootout. Anthony Calvo, Ricardo Steer and Jairo Esquivel earned tallies for Municipal Perez Zeledon, while Daniel Alvarado missed the target.

Portmore United Takes First-Leg of CFU Semifinal Series 2
Portmore United (JAM) took the first-leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Semifinal Series 2 Qualification to the 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup after posting a 3:1 win over SV Centro Social Deportivo Barber (ANT) at the Stadion Ergilio Hato in Willemstad, Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles. Steven Morrissey scored twice and Anthony Modeste added another for Portmore United, while Oscar Molina had the only tally for SV Centro Social Deportivo Barber in the loss.