El Salvador

Hidden Risk in the Undocumented Workers Debate
April 19, 2006 0714 GMT
By Fred Burton There has been plenty of shouting from both sides in the debate... [more]
Mara Salvatrucha Gangs and U.S. Security
August 22, 2005 2340 GMT
In a sweep known as Operation Community Shield, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and... [more]
El Salvador: In Al Qaeda's Crosshairs?
July 21, 2005 2226 GMT
Salvadoran President Antonio Saca has ordered security increased at ports, customs and the... [more]
Nicaragua: Ex-Presidents Join Against Bolanos
June 23, 2005 0110 GMT
A power struggle between Nicaragua's president and a congressional alliance of the country's two... [more]
U.S., El Salvador: FBI Opens Branch
May 5, 2005 0702 GMT
The FBI opened a permanent office in San Salvador, El Salvador, on May 4 to investigate the... [more]
Nicaragua: Another Domino?
April 28, 2005 0357 GMT
Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos has defied demands for his resignation and placed the armed... [more]
Latin America: Regional Security Summit
March 31, 2005 2044 GMT
The presidents of El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras are scheduled to... [more]
U.S.: MS-13 Members Arrested
March 16, 2005 0229 GMT
U.S. law enforcement arrested 103 El Salvadoran gang members in six cities across the nation,... [more]
El Salvador: Investigation Needed
January 27, 2005 1933 GMT
El Salvador's President Elias Antonio Saca said an investigation is needed into allegations that... [more]
Alleged Al Qaeda-Mara Salvatrucha Link: More Smoke than Fire?
October 25, 2004 1730 GMT
Media reports about an al Qaeda connection to Central American criminal gang Mara Salvatrucha... [more]
El Salvador: Troops To Iraq
July 22, 2004 2141 GMT
El Salvador has announced its intention to continue its troop deployment to Iraq and increase the... [more]
Global Market Brief: CAFTA Signed
June 1, 2004 0705 GMT
The U.S. trade representative and five Central American trade ministers have signed the... [more]
Central America: Trade Disappearing Along with Troops?
April 22, 2004 1928 GMT
Honduras and the Dominican Republic will soon withdraw their troops from Iraq. Nicaragua pulled... [more]
Latin America: Military Populism
April 19, 2004 1536 GMT
Relations between elected civilian governments and the military have been strained in recent... [more]
El Salvador Elections a Coup for the Socialists?
March 18, 2004 1500 GMT
Polls show the incumbent right-wing ARENA Party will triumph in El Salvador's upcoming general... [more]
Central American Youth Gangs: This Decade's Crime Lords
January 30, 2004 1543 GMT
Central American youth gangs are directly challenging the authority of governments in the region... [more]
Socialist FMLN Could Turn San Salvador Out From Under Washington's Wing
June 17, 2003 1952 GMT
El Salvador's long-ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (Arena) party is panicking as polls... [more]
El Salvador: Political Shakeup and Coming Elections
April 14, 2003 1453 GMT
El Salvador's ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party has experienced a major... [more]
U.S. Giving Americas the 'Cold Treatment'?
April 3, 2003 2111 GMT
Hardliners in the Bush administration reportedly want to give countries in the Americas that did... [more]
El Salvador's Solid Status Quo
March 17, 2003 1709 GMT
The status quo prevailed in El Salvador's March 16 legislative and municipal elections, in what... [more]
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