El Salvador

Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war

2013-05-04 17:18:00

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....

Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda

2013-05-03 16:00:00

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...

Fugitive on 'most wanted' list returns to U.S. for prosecution

2013-03-28 07:00:00

A fugitive on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list is back in the U.S. facing first-degree murder charges after Salvadoran journalists intrigued by his notoriety tracked him down. His hide-out? The family home, about 200 yards from a police station, the...

Boys' basketball: Ivan Barahona to coach El Salvador national team

2013-01-14 22:02:59

Judge to consider dismissing charges against anti-gang activist

2013-01-16 08:33:02

Federal case against anti-gang activist dismissed; 'errors' cited

2013-01-16 13:23:05

For Alex Sanchez, justice delayed or justice denied?

2012-12-20 05:00:00

Nearly three years after the U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles first filed charges against Alex Sanchez, a well-known gang intervention worker, for racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder, those same federal prosecutors are now seeking to...

Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits El Salvador; tsunami warning issued

2012-08-26 22:53:59

Fed crackdown shows MS-13 gang is real threat, experts said

2012-10-15 05:33:01

In a first, U.S. labels MS-13 street gang 'criminal organization'

2012-10-11 13:53:44

Federal officials want to starve MS-13 gang of its money

2012-10-11 17:52:13

Unprecedented action aimed at weakening MS-13 street gang

2012-10-12 04:03:32

Ruben Humberto Revolerio Cruz, 31, (right) of Guatemala passes a carrot cake to Malvia Erenor Vigil, 18, of El Salvador on Friday while they had lunch at Salvation Army. The group of seven had all been released from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on their own recognizance.

2013-04-05 02:29:00

Ruben Humberto Revolerio Cruz of Guatemala and Malvia Erenor Vigil, 18, of El Salvador had lunch at the Salvation Army. The group of seven had all been released from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center on their own recognizance.

2013-04-05 02:29:00

D. This site is unique in that it is still being excavated today, and since excavation was halted for much of the 1980's it is highly likely that middle-aged and older travelers have not had the opportunity to visit these ruins.

2012-10-13 13:27:00