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Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca’s El Salvador Branch Raided by Police

Mossack Fonseca offices in El Salvador have been raided by police, the attorney general's office says. The Panama law firm…

8 years ago

Oscar Romero Beatification: At Least 250,000 People Expected to Fill San Salvador Streets

The beatification of Oscar Romero, Latin America’s martyr and hero, is attracting hundreds of thousands of people at the El…

9 years ago

Oscar Romero: Pope Francis lifts beatification ban on Salvador’s archbishop

Pope Francis has lifted a ban the Catholic Church put on the beatification of murdered Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero over…

10 years ago

Chikungunya virus: Sharp rise of confirmed cases in Caribbean countries

According to health officials, the number of suspected and confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in Caribbean countries has risen sharply…

10 years ago

El Salvador presidential elections 2014: Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory confirmed

Left-wing rebel Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory in a tight presidential run-off election has been confirmed by El Salvador's electoral court.…

10 years ago

Salvador Sanchez Ceren becomes first ex-rebel to serve as El Salvador president

Salvador Sanchez Ceren - a former El Salvador left-wing rebel - has won a tight presidential run-off election, the country’s…

10 years ago

Jose Salvador Alvarenga: El Salvador castaway arrives home after more than a year

El Salvador castaway Jose Salvador Alvarenga - who says he spent more than a year adrift in the Pacific -…

10 years ago

El Salvador presidential election 2014: Salvador Sanchez Ceren vs. Norman Quijano

El Salvador is voting to elect a new president. The main rivals are current Vice-President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of the…

10 years ago

Chaparrastique volcano eruption prompts evacuations in El Salvador

El Salvador has resumed evacuating residents living on the slopes of the Chaparrastique volcano. The 7,000 ft-high volcano started erupting…

10 years ago

Chaparrastique volcano eruption sparks evacuations in El Salvador

Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes after the Chaparrastique volcano erupted on Sunday morning. Residents…

10 years ago