A strong earthquake struck off Panama's Pacific coast today, rattling the region but causing no reported injuries or destruction. Seismologists pegged the magnitude at...

Latin America

UN Experts Warn of Possible Nicaraguan Government Role in Exile’s Murder in Costa Rica

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A team of UN human rights experts said Tuesday that involvement by the Nicaraguan government in the killing of retired major Roberto Samcam cannot...

Latin America

US and Panama Begin Joint Exercises to Protect Panama Canal

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US forces teamed up with Panamanian police for fresh military drills focused on safeguarding the Panama Canal, starting amid ongoing debates about foreign influence...

Latin America

Panama’s Colonial Trade Route Named UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The colonial route of Panama, used for centuries to transport the riches of the Americas on mules and boats and considered a forerunner of...

Guatemala

Vigilante Justice in Quake-Hit Guatemala Town Claims Five Lives

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In a Guatemalan town reeling from recent earthquakes, residents took matters into their own hands on Thursday night, lynching five men they accused of...

Honduras

Honduran teen deported by US feels like foreigner in native country

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Emerson Colindres had just finished high school when he was sent back to Honduras by the United States, a country that he had called...

Honduras

Honduras Mayor Murdered in Motel Ambush Stirs Outrage

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Francisco Martínez Domínguez, the mayor of San Isidro, a small municipality in Honduras, was brutally killed in Siguatepeque, about 90 km north of Tegucigalpa....

El Salvador

El Salvador Under Fire for Detaining Migrants Without Rights or Access

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Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez on Wednesday urged the government of Nayib Bukele to provide information about the 252 Venezuelan migrants deported from the United...