Tomas Borge Martinez, the last member of the National Sandinista Liberation Front that overthrew the US-backed Nicaraguan government in 1979, died at age 81 overnight Monday. Borge had helped found the guerilla movement in 1961.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called on Israel to get rid of its nuclear weapons during his inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, which took place during a visit from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega seemed likely to win Sunday's presidential elections, carrying 63.7 per cent of the vote. The former guerrilla commander's social spending for the poor has made him popular in Central America's poorest nation.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega seemed likely to win Sunday's presidential elections. The former guerrilla commander enjoys popular support thanks to improved state services and reduced inequality at the end of his five-year term.
Costa Rica, Latin America’s third-richest country, disbanded its army over 60 years ago, a matter of much pride to its people. But now it’s feeling vulnerable, due to border tensions with Nicaragua and drug convoys en route to Mexico. Costa Rica needs defence, and the poorly equipped police can no longer guarantee the country’s security.
Tropical storm Alex, the first major storm of the Atlantic season, tore past Central American coasts at wind speeds reaching 45 miles an hours (75 kilometres), leaving at least 10 people dead in Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador.
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega will seek a referendum on amending the constitution to allow him to run for re-election. Ortega made the announcement on the 30th anniversary of the leftist Sandinista revolution that he led.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is set to mediate talks Thursday between interim Honduran leader, Roberto Micheletti, and Manuel Zelaya, who was ousted from the Honduran presidential post in a June 28 coup.
Protesters took to the streets of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa as ousted President Manuel Zelaya headed to Washington for a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a day after he was blocked from returning home.
The Honduran military has thwarted an attempt by ousted President Manuel Zelaya to land at Tegucigalpa airport, where violent clashes broke out between security forces and supporters of the deposed president.
