Central America

Why go back to the Moon?

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - On September 12, 1962, then US president John F. Kennedy informed the public of his plan…

URGENT: 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes El Salvador: government

#Earthquake 71 km SW of San Salvador (El Salvador) 8 min ago (local time 22:26:13). Colored dots represent local shaking…

Hurricane Julia slams Nicaragua, menaces Central America

BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Hurricane Julia raked across Nicaragua Sunday, lashing the country with winds and heavy rain and bringing…

Bus plunges into Costa Rican ravine, killing at least nine

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica (AFP) -- At least nine people were killed and four left missing when a bus and…

Tropical Storm Bonnie becomes hurricane, kills 3 in Central America

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- Tropical Storm Bonnie was upgraded to a category one hurricane on Sunday as it…

World needs food system ‘transformation’ to tackle climate: expert

by Kelly MACNAMARA Food is fundamental to the efforts to tackle climate change, according to a scientist who has spent…

Honduran judge grants extradition of ex-president Hernandez to US

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) - A judge in Honduras on Wednesday granted the extradition of former president Juan Orlando Hernandez to…

Guatemala hit by 6.2-magnitude earthquake

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck western Guatemala early Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The…

New Honduras president tests positive for Covid

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) -- Xiomara Castro, who last month became the first woman to win the presidency of Honduras, said…

Ten children rescued in Panama sex trafficking operation

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) - Panamanian authorities announced Thursday that as part of an operation to disrupt a sex trafficking…

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