Eleven of the 24 workers trapped in a Nicaragua gold mine have been rescued and crews are working to free others.

Rescuers are working to reach at least 25 miners trapped in a gold mine landslide in northern Nicaragua.

Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela said today they were willing to grant asylum to US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Nicaragua’s Supreme Court has absolved former President Arnoldo Aleman of money laundering charges.

A standoff between supporters of Nicaragua’s left-wing ruling party and its opponents wounded eight on the outskirts of the capital Managua as conflict over alleged voter fraud turned violent.

Macdillon weaved together a number of coincidences to complete an unforgettable afternoon for his trainer Stuart Kittow at Sandown.

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says Central American countries need to draw a plan to confront a regional food crisis as a group.

A journalist has been stabbed to death in northern Nicaragua, police in the country said today.

Syria’s president promised to do what he could to ease tensions in neighbouring Iraq during a landmark visit by the country’s president Jalal Talabani, just days after US president George Bush accused Syria of backing Iraq’s uprising.

Nicaragua’s Congress has voted to approve a bill banning all abortions, including those that could save a mother’s life.

Hurricane Beta roared ashore along Nicaragua’s remote Caribbean coastline today, ripping off roofs, toppling trees, provoking floods, and causing four rivers to overflow in Honduras before weakening to a tropical storm.

TROPICAL Storm Beta was last night heading toward an archipelago off the coast of Nicaragua, forcing the evacuations of hundreds of tourists and residents in its path.

A judge has sentenced former Nicaraguan president Arnoldo Aleman to 20 years in jail on money laundering and other charges.