Managua, Nicaragua News

Followers of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, leader of the official Sandinista party, attacked dissident Sandinistas who were protesting on the one-year anniversary of nationwide municipal elections they consider 'fraudulent.' The brawl took place outside the Supreme Electoral Council, or CSE, located in front of the central headquarters of the ...

Submitted by fyl on Mon, 2009/11/09 - 12:26. While it is not clear why the WSJ decided this is "hot news", it offers up an article about the the new mosque that opened in Managua in September.

By Tim Rogers MANAGUA - The scene outside the U.S. Embassy last week illustrated fraying tensions in this capital where the Sandinista government has been maneuvering for reelection: Agitated pro-government youths hurled fireworks, rocks and eggs at the embassy grounds and shouted ``Death to the Yankees! Death to the empire!'' The following day, a ...

By Ivan Castro Managua - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical storm as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands.

Soldiers carry supplies to a military helicopter Friday for people who suffered damage from Tropical Storm Ida in Managua, Nicaragua.

Southwest Florida is in the five-day cone of probability for Tropical Storm Ida.

Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday as heavy rains forced a Caribbean island to evacuate and the Central American nation, fearing devastating mudslides, was put on hurricane watch.

Share + Nov 5, 2009 1:05 am US/Eastern FILADELFO ALEMAN, Associated Press Writer MANAGUA, Nicaragua Tropical Storm Ida uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua's Corn Island after forming Wednesday and quickly gaining strength in the southwestern Caribbean.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla has accidentally shot himself in the leg at a target range in Nicaragua.

In this June 29, 2009 file photo, Bolivia's President Evo Morales, left, Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, second left, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, third left, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, fourth left, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa pose for a photo at the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas group, or ALBA, in ...

In Nicaragua, divisions within student groups have been evident during recent protests in Managua about the university budget and recent comments by the US Ambassador about a Supreme Court decision.

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters September 25, 2007 in New York City.

The Nicaraguan government accused the United States of applying an "interventionist and destabilizing policy" Thursday after the U.S. ambassador criticized a ruling allowing leftist President Daniel Ortega to seek re-election. The Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that it "considers unacceptable the intervention of the United ...

Managua, Oct 27 The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America shows concrete achievements in Nicaragua with its development projects, a source form the sector sustained.

A surplus fire engine long retired from use by the Richmond Fire Department departed from Beale Air Force Base north of Sacramento on Oct.

Although the UNDP's Report on Human Development in Central America 2009-2010 says the region has the highest rates of non-political crime in the world, there are nevertheless plenty of opportunities to improve public security, analysts and experts say.

By Jose Adan Silva MANAGUA - If they could, about 60 percent of Nicaraguans under 30 would go to live abroad, according to studies on migration, which find that the country's chronic poverty is the main reason for wanting to migrate.

The Nicaraguan health ministry reported 1,752 confirmed cases of dengue fever since July, with the majority of cases in Managua and the department of Masaya, and some reported in other areas.

Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters September 25, 2007 in New York City.

A huge iron statue looms over the Nicaraguan capital, Managua. It represents the figure of Augusto Sandino, the 1930s national hero who fought against what was seen as North American imperialism.