Nicaragua authorises entry of Russian troops, planes, ships
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has authorized Russian troops, planes and ships to deploy to Nicaragua, reports AP.
Jun 11, 2022, 22:10 PM IST
US bars Cuba, Venezuela from Americas summit; Mexican President, other leaders boycott
The decision to cut out Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua followed weeks of intense deliberations and was due to concerns about human rights and a lack of democracy in the three nations, a senior US official said.
Jun 07, 2022, 07:00 AM IST
Nicaragua will sign Paris climate accord, says President Daniel Ortega
Nicaragua`s President Daniel Ortega said Wednesday his government would sign the Paris Agreement, a move set to leave the United States and Syria as the only two countries outside the global climate pact.
Oct 18, 2017, 22:59 PM IST
Tropical storm Nate kills 23 in central America
Tropical storm Nate has killed 22 people in the Central American nations of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras as it battered the region with heavy rain ahead of hitting the US mainland later this week, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said.
Oct 06, 2017, 18:19 PM IST
Boat with 13 on board disappears Caribbean off Nicaragua: Official
A fishing boat with 13 people on board has disappeared in the Caribbean off Nicaragua, authorities said Tuesday.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
US and Mexico host talks to reboot drugs war
Senior officials from the United States and Mexico are hosting their Central American neighbors on Thursday to plan ways to build a legal and economic wall against the drug trade.
Jun 15, 2017, 12:39 PM IST
Senior North Korean leader to attend Nicaragua inauguration
A senior North Korean delegation left Pyongyang today to attend the inauguration of Nicaragua's newly elected President Daniel Ortega.
Jan 06, 2017, 11:49 AM IST
Hurricane kills 9 in Costa Rica
In neighboring Nicaragua, officials reported no casualties but dozens of homes were damaged in low-lying areas.
Nov 26, 2016, 01:40 AM IST
Hurricane, earthquake hit Central America
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega declared a national emergency to handle both potential disasters.
Deadly hurricane hits Nicaragua, Costa Rica
The hurricane came ashore near San Juan de Nicaragua, also known as Greytown, south of the city of Bluefields and close to the Costa Rican border, Walter Fonseca.
Nov 25, 2016, 00:19 AM IST
Hurricane Otto heads toward Central America, kills 3
Tropical Storm Otto strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean as it lurched toward Central America, causing three deaths in Panama and prompting coastal evacuations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Nov 23, 2016, 06:46 AM IST
The last Cuban migrants leave Costa Rica
The last of nearly 8,000 Cuban migrants stranded for months in Costa Rica flew to Mexico Tuesday to continue their journey to the United States, the government said.
Mar 16, 2016, 00:46 AM IST
Bodies, survivors of Nicaragua ship accident flown out
Foreign tourists who survived when their ship capsized off an idyllic Caribbean island were flown to mainland Nicaragua on Sunday with the bodies of fellow passengers killed in the accident.
Jan 25, 2016, 03:32 AM IST
15 Bangladeshi migrants found on highway in Nicaragua
15 Bangladeshi migrants wandering lost on a highway after their smugglers abandoned them.
Jan 08, 2016, 02:11 AM IST
Volcano in Nicaragua spews gas and lava
A volcano in Nicaragua that has been dormant for 110 years spewed gas and lava on Monday for the second time in a month.
Jan 04, 2016, 04:30 AM IST
Protests as Ecuador lifts presidential term limits
Ecuador`s Congress voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to lift presidential term limits from 2021, triggering violent demonstrations that saw police attacked with spears, clubs and home-made rockets.
Dec 04, 2015, 12:27 PM IST
World's smallest free-living insect is just 0.325 mm
The long-lasting search and debate around the size and identity of the world's smallest free-living insect seems to have now been ended with the precise measurement and second record of the featherwing beetle species.
Oct 12, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
