Nicaragua is sometimes called the “tropical North Korea”. Even by the standards of Latin American autocracies, it feels tense in Managua, the capital. Any political talk is hushed for fear that ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua's Congress approved a constitutional reform on Thursday that would make President Daniel Ortega and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of the ...

The prohibition of pastoral missions in the Diocese of León and the tightening of restrictions on Catholic religious events in Managua and other cities continues in Nicaragua.

The elimination of visa-free travel is part of a series of concessions Nicaragua has had to make in the face of the regional realignment imposed by Trump after the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, Managua’s ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” ...

Ortega proposes constitutional reform to expand presidential powers Reform includes extending presidential and lawmakers' terms to six years Proposal faces criticism from Nicaraguan rights group ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, has died at age 77, ...

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega gestures to government supporters after attending the swearing-in ceremony of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for a third term at the National Assembly in ...

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega on Wednesday proposed a constitutional reform that would officially make him and his wife, current Vice President Rosario Murillo, “copresidents” of ...