Costa Rican leader to give salary to poor

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says he will give money to groups that help the elderly, children and others in need.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias will donate his $102,000 yearly salary to the nation's most needy, his government said Wednesday.

Starting in January, Arias will donate his salary, which is 4.4 million colones a month, or $8,500.

"The truth is I will not live better or worse with my salary," Arias said in a news release.

The 1987 Nobel Peace Prize winner said he would donate the money discreetly to organizations that help the elderly, children, disabled people and others in need.