El Salvador
At least 12 killed in crush at soccer stadium in El Salvador
World
May 21, 2023
At least 12 killed in crush at soccer stadium in El Salvador
CNN — At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured Saturday in a crush at a soccer stadium in…
Security forces in El Salvador surround town after officer is killed
World
May 18, 2023
Security forces in El Salvador surround town after officer is killed
Thousands of security forces in El Salvador surrounded a northern town on Wednesday in a bid to arrest those behind…
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
World
February 26, 2023
El Salvador begins transferring thousands to ‘mega prison’ amid gang crackdown
Reuters — El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” on Friday, the…
El Salvador leads the world into cryptocurrency: bitcoin legal tender
World
September 7, 2021
El Salvador leads the world into cryptocurrency: bitcoin legal tender
SAN SALVADOR, Sept 7 (Reuters) – El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin…
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
World
August 12, 2019
Conservative Giammattei elected Guatemala president
Conservative Alejandro Giammattei was elected as Guatemala’s president on Sunday, defeating former first lady Sandra Torres in a run-off, the…
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
World
August 3, 2019
Judge blocks Trump asylum restriction: reports
A judge on Friday blocked a move by US President Donald Trump’s administration to stop migrants from claiming asylum unless…
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
Middle East
August 2, 2019
Syrians fleeing war allowed to stay longer in the United States
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will allow about 7,000 Syrians who have fled war in their country to…
Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats
World
June 23, 2019
Trump delays mass deportation raids, seeks deal with Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone mass deportation raids for two weeks as…
From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze
World
June 20, 2019
From El Salvador to Texas, navigating the US asylum maze
Exactly 146 days after leaving home in El Salvador, a petite, soft-spoken woman named Yolanda sat in a Texas courtroom…
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
World
June 7, 2019
Mexico scrambles to slow migrants as Trump tariffs loom
Mexico scrambled Thursday to slow the flow of Central American migrants to the United States as talks continued in Washington…