El Salvador News

The man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy in Washington in 2001 has been charged with threatening a witness in the case...Superior Court charges Ingmar Guandique with obstructing justice, threatening to injure a person and conspiracy. Guandique was charged...

At least 124 people have been killed in El Salvador by flooding and landslides following days of heavy rain, the government says. President Mauricio Funes has declared a national emergency, describing the damages as "incalculable." The capital San Salvador and...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Flooding and mudslides caused by Hurricane Ida has now killed 91 people and dozens are still missing. Most of the people were buried by mudslides or carried away by raging rivers. It has been impossible...

The tiny & impoverished country of El Salvador has been hard hit with the rians from Hurricane Ida. Flooding and mudslides have innundated many villages and destroyed roads. There have been 91 reported deaths so far. I can remember going...

Thousands of people have also been displaced in floods and mudslides caused by the storm. "Various governments, through their ambassadors, and in some other cases directly ... have called me to express to us their solidarity and, at the same...

El Salvador�Salvadoran authorities raised the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides this week to 192 from 184 as more bodies turned up in storm-ravaged areas of the country...Broken down by region, 89 people were killed in central San Vicente...

SOA has trained more than 60,000 Latin American soldiers in counter-insurgency techniques, including interrogation methods and psychological warfare. Its graduates have been responsible for some of the most brutal activities and suppression of civil rights in South America over the...

President Mauricio Funes declared a national emergency, describing the damage as "incalculable". "Today is a very sad day for the country and its government, in fact it is one of the most tragic days in memory," he said in a...

Government’s appeal for international aid to ensure that essential supplies such as food, water, hygiene kits, beds and blankets are provided to those whose homes have been destroyed or damaged.