MANAGUA, Nicaragua - President Daniel Ortega's attempt to run for re-election has run into a setback in congress. Lawmakers are refusing to recognize a Supreme Court decision that would allow Ortega to run again in 2011 by overturning bans on consec
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Hurricane Ida weakened to a tropical depression as it churned through eastern Nicaragua on Thursday after cutting power and ripping roofs on little-developed Caribbean islands. Hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes
Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to a tropical storm. There were no initial reports of casualties. Ida hit the coast
Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm on Thursday after slamming into Nicaragua as a category one hurricane, the US National Hurricane Center said. The government of Nicaragua has replaced the hurricane warning with a tropical storm warning, the
Hurricane Ida made landfall as a category one storm on the eastern coast of Nicaragua Thursday, the US-based National Hurricane Center said. The hurricane barrelled onto the coast of east-central Nicaragua about 75 miles (125 kilometers) north of Bl
MANAGUA (Reuters) - 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. Ida, the nin
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - The U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua said Saturday that he sees no need to apologize for criticizing a court ruling opening the way for the possible re-election of leftist President Daniel Ortega. I did not do anything for me to ap
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Demonstrators hurling fireworks chased the U.S. ambassador from a university fair on Friday because of his criticism of a Supreme Court ruling letting President Daniel Ortega seek another term. Robert J. Callahan, who was unharm
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